1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/kvmd/inotify.py b/kvmd/inotify.py
index b66ca443..c157c1ca 100644
--- a/kvmd/inotify.py
+++ b/kvmd/inotify.py
@@ -215,7 +215,10 @@ class Inotify:
     async def get_event(self, timeout: float) -> (InotifyEvent | None):
         assert timeout > 0
         try:
-            return (await asyncio.wait_for(self.__events_queue.get(), timeout=timeout))
+            return (await asyncio.wait_for(
+                asyncio.ensure_future(self.__events_queue.get()),
+                timeout=timeout,
+            ))
         except asyncio.TimeoutError:
             return None