diff --git a/src/pydase/client/client.py b/src/pydase/client/client.py
index 7371ab0..6a82514 100644
--- a/src/pydase/client/client.py
+++ b/src/pydase/client/client.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import socketio  # type: ignore
 
 import pydase.components
 from pydase.client.proxy_loader import ProxyClassMixin, ProxyLoader
+from pydase.utils.helpers import current_event_loop_exists
 from pydase.utils.serialization.deserializer import loads
 from pydase.utils.serialization.types import SerializedDataService, SerializedObject
 
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ class ProxyClass(ProxyClassMixin, pydase.components.DeviceConnection):
         self, sio_client: socketio.AsyncClient, loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
+        pydase.components.DeviceConnection.__init__(self)
         self._initialise(sio_client=sio_client, loop=loop)
 
 
@@ -107,7 +109,11 @@ class Client:
     ):
         self._url = url
         self._sio = socketio.AsyncClient()
-        self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        if not current_event_loop_exists():
+            self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(self._loop)
+        else:
+            self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self.proxy = ProxyClass(sio_client=self._sio, loop=self._loop)
         """A proxy object representing the remote service, facilitating interaction as
         if it were local."""
diff --git a/src/pydase/server/server.py b/src/pydase/server/server.py
index 9c701d7..b7c0c08 100644
--- a/src/pydase/server/server.py
+++ b/src/pydase/server/server.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from pydase.config import ServiceConfig
 from pydase.data_service.data_service_observer import DataServiceObserver
 from pydase.data_service.state_manager import StateManager
 from pydase.server.web_server import WebServer
+from pydase.utils.helpers import current_event_loop_exists
 
 HANDLED_SIGNALS = (
     signal.SIGINT,  # Unix signal 2. Sent by Ctrl+C.
@@ -156,13 +157,17 @@ class Server:
         self._web_port = web_port
         self._enable_web = enable_web
         self._kwargs = kwargs
-        self._loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop
         self._additional_servers = additional_servers
         self.should_exit = False
         self.servers: dict[str, asyncio.Future[Any]] = {}
         self._state_manager = StateManager(self._service, filename)
         self._observer = DataServiceObserver(self._state_manager)
         self._state_manager.load_state()
+        if not current_event_loop_exists():
+            self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(self._loop)
+        else:
+            self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
     def run(self) -> None:
         """
@@ -170,7 +175,7 @@ class Server:
 
         This method should be called to start the server after it's been instantiated.
         """
-        asyncio.run(self.serve())
+        self._loop.run_until_complete(self.serve())
 
     async def serve(self) -> None:
         process_id = os.getpid()
@@ -186,10 +191,8 @@ class Server:
         logger.info("Finished server process [%s]", process_id)
 
     async def startup(self) -> None:
-        self._loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         self._loop.set_exception_handler(self.custom_exception_handler)
         self.install_signal_handlers()
-        self._service._task_manager.start_autostart_tasks()
 
         for server in self._additional_servers:
             addin_server = server["server"](
diff --git a/src/pydase/task/task.py b/src/pydase/task/task.py
index e9d6653..7809a52 100644
--- a/src/pydase/task/task.py
+++ b/src/pydase/task/task.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from typing import (
 from typing_extensions import TypeIs
 
 import pydase
+from pydase.utils.helpers import current_event_loop_exists
 
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -42,6 +43,11 @@ class Task(pydase.DataService, Generic[R]):
         autostart: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         super().__init__()
+        if not current_event_loop_exists():
+            self._loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+            asyncio.set_event_loop(self._loop)
+        else:
+            self._loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         self._func_name = func.__name__
         self._bound_func: Callable[[], Coroutine[None, None, R | None]] | None = None
         if is_bound_method(func):
diff --git a/src/pydase/utils/helpers.py b/src/pydase/utils/helpers.py
index 3c5269f..3c22c6c 100644
--- a/src/pydase/utils/helpers.py
+++ b/src/pydase/utils/helpers.py
@@ -201,3 +201,10 @@ def function_has_arguments(func: Callable[..., Any]) -> bool:
 def is_descriptor(obj: object) -> bool:
     """Check if an object is a descriptor."""
     return any(hasattr(obj, method) for method in ("__get__", "__set__", "__delete__"))
+
+
+def current_event_loop_exists() -> bool:
+    """Check if an event loop has been set."""
+    import asyncio
+
+    return asyncio.get_event_loop_policy()._local._loop is not None  # type: ignore