diff --git a/buscribe-api/buscribeapi/__main__.py b/buscribe-api/buscribeapi/__main__.py
index 81502b2..7324741 100644
--- a/buscribe-api/buscribeapi/__main__.py
+++ b/buscribe-api/buscribeapi/__main__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+from gevent import monkey
+monkey.patch_all()
+
 import logging
 import os