diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 351bdaa..748b42a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+1.3.1
+-) Handle exception of asyncio.get_event_loop() | Related to v1.2.8
+
 1.3.0
 -) Adjusted get_trades() to allow symbol to be None and get trades for all symbols
 
diff --git a/bfxapi/version.py b/bfxapi/version.py
index e4840b6..880ed5d 100644
--- a/bfxapi/version.py
+++ b/bfxapi/version.py
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 This module contains the current version of the bfxapi lib
 """
 
-__version__ = '1.3.0'
+__version__ = '1.3.1'
diff --git a/bfxapi/websockets/generic_websocket.py b/bfxapi/websockets/generic_websocket.py
index dcb39a8..d615754 100644
--- a/bfxapi/websockets/generic_websocket.py
+++ b/bfxapi/websockets/generic_websocket.py
@@ -84,7 +84,10 @@ class GenericWebsocket:
         thread and connection.
         """
         self._start_new_socket()
-        event_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        try:
+            event_loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        except Exception:
+            event_loop = None
         if not event_loop or not event_loop.is_running():
             while True:
                 time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a5227e7..2098d8e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ from os import path
 here = path.abspath(path.dirname(__file__))
 setup(
     name='bitfinex-api-py',
-    version='1.3.0',
+    version='1.3.1',
     description='Official Bitfinex Python API',
     long_description='A Python reference implementation of the Bitfinex API for both REST and websocket interaction',
     long_description_content_type='text/markdown',