diff --git a/blockchain_connector/docker/Dockerfile-ethereum b/blockchain_connector/docker/Dockerfile-ethereum
index 5901a9306..a1b8525bd 100644
--- a/blockchain_connector/docker/Dockerfile-ethereum
+++ b/blockchain_connector/docker/Dockerfile-ethereum
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ RUN apt-get update \
  && apt-get clean \
  && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
+# Required to create nested asyncio loop
+RUN pip3 install nest_asyncio
+
 # Installing web3 for ethereum
 RUN pip3 install --upgrade setuptools json-rpc web3 py-solc-x nose2
 
diff --git a/blockchain_connector/ethereum/ethereum_connector/ethereum_connector.py b/blockchain_connector/ethereum/ethereum_connector/ethereum_connector.py
index 881e7b9c3..3720becd2 100644
--- a/blockchain_connector/ethereum/ethereum_connector/ethereum_connector.py
+++ b/blockchain_connector/ethereum/ethereum_connector/ethereum_connector.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import asyncio
+import nest_asyncio
 
 from avalon_sdk.connector.blockchains.ethereum.ethereum_listener \
     import BlockchainInterface, EventProcessor
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ def workorder_event_handler_func(event, account, contract):
         # Listening only for workOrderSubmitted event now
         listener = w3.newListener(contract, "workOrderSubmitted")
 
+        nest_asyncio.apply()
         try:
             daemon = EventProcessor(self._config)
             asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(daemon.start(