diff --git a/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py b/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py
index 47f873d0c..9c66af63f 100644
--- a/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py
+++ b/proxy_scraper_checker/__main__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ def set_event_loop_policy() -> None:
         except ImportError:
             pass
         else:
-            uvloop.install()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(
+                uvloop.EventLoopPolicy()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+            )
 
 
 def configure_logging(console: Console, *, debug: bool) -> None: