diff --git a/tradebot.facti13.external.py b/tradebot.facti13.external.py
index 68c9ac9..26b31de 100644
--- a/tradebot.facti13.external.py
+++ b/tradebot.facti13.external.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class SteamClient(SteamPy.Client):
 if __name__ == "__main__":
 	print(f"Build date: {os.getenv('BUILDDATE', 'not set')}")
 	backend = BackendClient()
-	asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(backend.pulse(True))
+	asyncio.create_task(backend.pulse(True))
 	if not backend.up:
 		print("backend not working down bot")
 		sys.exit(200)