diff --git a/hassio/__main__.py b/hassio/__main__.py
index 074849d91..c8bcb62be 100644
--- a/hassio/__main__.py
+++ b/hassio/__main__.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ def initialize_event_loop():
     """Attempt to use uvloop."""
     try:
         import uvloop
-        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(uvloop.EventLoopPolicy())
+        uvloop.install()
     except ImportError:
         pass
 
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6fc863a39..845b17f01 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@ docker==3.7.0
 gitpython==2.1.11
 pytz==2018.9
 pyudev==0.21.0
-uvloop==0.11.3
+uvloop==0.12.2
 voluptuous==0.11.5