diff --git a/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py b/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
index d31e3684ae7..9800ff20e9c 100644
--- a/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
+++ b/pyscriptjs/src/python/pyscript.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import micropip  # noqa: F401
 from js import console, document
 
-loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
 MIME_METHODS = {
     "__repr__": "text/plain",