diff --git a/automation/canfar_polling.py b/automation/canfar_polling.py
index b5ac308..6cb131c 100644
--- a/automation/canfar_polling.py
+++ b/automation/canfar_polling.py
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ async def submit_canfar_job():
         # then submit job
         launch_session(...)
 
+    # using asyncio.run() to manage the event loop
+    asyncio.run(submit_canfar_job())
+
 Rules:
 - Only flow-runs in Prefect state RUNNING are checked.
 - Only flow-runs tagged with "canfar_session:<id>" are checked.
diff --git a/possum_pipeline_control/check_status_and_launch_3Dpipeline_v2.py b/possum_pipeline_control/check_status_and_launch_3Dpipeline_v2.py
index 4f232ed..d324ea5 100644
--- a/possum_pipeline_control/check_status_and_launch_3Dpipeline_v2.py
+++ b/possum_pipeline_control/check_status_and_launch_3Dpipeline_v2.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 @author: Erik Osinga
 """
 import argparse
+import asyncio
 import os
 import subprocess
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
@@ -510,5 +511,6 @@ def run_prefect_db_backup():
         help="Path to .env file with database connection parameters.",
     )
     args = parser.parse_args()
-    launch_band1_3Dpipeline(args.database_config_path)
+    
+    asyncio.run(launch_band1_3Dpipeline(args.database_config_path))
 
diff --git a/possum_pipeline_control/launch_1Dpipeline_PartialTiles_band1.py b/possum_pipeline_control/launch_1Dpipeline_PartialTiles_band1.py
index bb82d21..7bb1aba 100644
--- a/possum_pipeline_control/launch_1Dpipeline_PartialTiles_band1.py
+++ b/possum_pipeline_control/launch_1Dpipeline_PartialTiles_band1.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import argparse
 import ast
+import asyncio
 import os
 from datetime import datetime
 
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ def launch_session(run_name, field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber, image, cores, ram)
 
 
 @flow(name="launch_1d_partialtiles", log_prints=True)
-def main_flow(field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber):
+async def main_flow(field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber):
     timestr = ((datetime.now().strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S"))[11:]).replace(
         ":", "-"
     )  # ":" is not allowed character
@@ -66,12 +67,12 @@ def main_flow(field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber):
     ram = 20 * number_of_tiles
 
     # check if there are any stuck jobs before launching new ones
-    reconcile_summary = canfar_polling.reconcile_running_prefect_with_canfar_task()
+    reconcile_summary = await canfar_polling.reconcile_running_prefect_with_canfar_task()
 
-    # Check allowed values at canfar.net/science-portal, 10, 20, 30, 40 GB should be allowed
-    launch_session(
-            run_name, field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber, image, cores, ram
-    )
+    # # Check allowed values at canfar.net/science-portal, 10, 20, 30, 40 GB should be allowed
+    # launch_session(
+    #         run_name, field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber, image, cores, ram
+    # )
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -92,4 +93,4 @@ def main_flow(field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber):
     tilenumbers = args.tilenumbers
     SBnumber = args.SBnumber    
     
-    main_flow(field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber)
+    res = asyncio.run(main_flow(field_ID, tilenumbers, SBnumber))