will this work on the main thread?

pom.xml

@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>3.1.0</version>
+        <version>3.2.0</version>
         <relativePath/> <!-- lookup parent from repository -->
     </parent>
 
     <groupId>me.braydon</groupId>
     <artifactId>LicenseServer</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0.4</version>
+    <version>1.0.5</version>
     <description>A simple open-source licensing server for your products.</description>
 
     <properties>

src/main/java/me/braydon/license/service/DiscordService.java

@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ public final class DiscordService {
             return;
         }
         // Initialize the bot
-        new Thread(() -> {
         long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
         log.info("Logging in..."); // Log that we're logging in
+        System.out.println("Step 1");
         jda = JDABuilder.createDefault(token)
                   .enableIntents(
                       GatewayIntent.GUILD_MEMBERS
@@ -163,8 +163,10 @@ public final class DiscordService {
                   .setActivity(Activity.watching("your licenses"))
                   .addEventListeners(new EventHandler())
                   .build();
+        System.out.println("step 2");
         try {
             jda.awaitReady(); // Await JDA to be ready
+            System.out.println("await complete");
             
             // Log that we're logged in
             log.info("Logged into {} in {}ms",
@@ -180,7 +182,7 @@ public final class DiscordService {
         } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
             ex.printStackTrace();
         }
-        }, "Discord Bot Thread").start();
+        System.out.println("finish");
     }
     
     /**