diff --git a/src/access_nri_intake/data/telemetry.py b/src/access_nri_intake/data/telemetry.py
index 8f0845f..8b554c0 100644
--- a/src/access_nri_intake/data/telemetry.py
+++ b/src/access_nri_intake/data/telemetry.py
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ async def send_telemetry(data):
                     f"Request failed: {e}", category=RuntimeWarning, stacklevel=2
                 )
 
+    # Check if there's an existing event loop, otherwise create a new one
+    try:
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+    except RuntimeError:
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+
     # Schedule the telemetry data to be sent in the background
     asyncio.create_task(send_telemetry(telemetry_data))
     return None