diff --git a/async_tkinter_loop/async_tkinter_loop.py b/async_tkinter_loop/async_tkinter_loop.py
index ac628e0..74f5551 100644
--- a/async_tkinter_loop/async_tkinter_loop.py
+++ b/async_tkinter_loop/async_tkinter_loop.py
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ async def some_async_function():
 
     @wraps(async_function)
     def wrapper(*handler_args) -> None:
-        event_loop.create_task(async_function(*handler_args, *args, **kwargs))
+        loop = event_loop or get_event_loop()
+        loop.create_task(async_function(*handler_args, *args, **kwargs))
 
     return wrapper