diff --git a/test/autobahn_test_servers.py b/test/autobahn_test_servers.py
index 3e33f82..a0dbd42 100644
--- a/test/autobahn_test_servers.py
+++ b/test/autobahn_test_servers.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def run_python_wsgi(host="127.0.0.1", port=9002):
     """
     run_python_wsgi_async(host, port, False)
 
-def run_python_wsgi_async(host="127.0.0.1", port=9010, async=True):
+def run_python_wsgi_async(host="127.0.0.1", port=9010, non_blocking=True):
     """
     Runs wsgi server on python 2.x with async middleware"
     """
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def run_python_wsgi_async(host="127.0.0.1", port=9010, async=True):
     from ws4py.server.wsgiutils import WebSocketWSGIApplication
 
     app = WebSocketWSGIApplication(handler_cls=EchoWebSocket)
-    if async:
+    if non_blocking:
         def middleware(app):
             def later(environ, start_response):
                 for part in app(environ, start_response):
@@ -274,4 +274,3 @@ def later(environ, start_response):
 
     for p in procs:
         p.join()
-
diff --git a/ws4py/async_websocket.py b/ws4py/async_websocket.py
index 9e2a4c7..ea296b4 100644
--- a/ws4py/async_websocket.py
+++ b/ws4py/async_websocket.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ def close_connection(self):
         def closeit():
             yield from self.proto.writer.drain()
             self.proto.writer.close()
-        asyncio.async(closeit())
+        asyncio.ensure_future(closeit())
 
     def _write(self, data):
         """
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def _write(self, data):
         def sendit(data):
             self.proto.writer.write(data)
             yield from self.proto.writer.drain()
-        asyncio.async(sendit(data))
+        asyncio.ensure_future(sendit(data))
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def run(self):
diff --git a/ws4py/server/tulipserver.py b/ws4py/server/tulipserver.py
index 2786c16..85312a2 100644
--- a/ws4py/server/tulipserver.py
+++ b/ws4py/server/tulipserver.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def connection_made(self, transport):
         #self.stream.set_transport(transport)
         asyncio.StreamReaderProtocol.connection_made(self, transport)
         # Let make it concurrent for others to tag along
-        f = asyncio.async(self.handle_initial_handshake())
+        f = asyncio.ensure_future(self.handle_initial_handshake())
         f.add_done_callback(self.terminated)
 
     @property