diff --git a/xircuits/compiler/generator.py b/xircuits/compiler/generator.py
index 90715c82..f383b375 100644
--- a/xircuits/compiler/generator.py
+++ b/xircuits/compiler/generator.py
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ def _generate_main(self, flow_name):
         main = ast.parse("""
 def main(args):
     import pprint
+    import asyncio
+    from asgiref.sync import sync_to_async
+
     ctx = {}
     ctx['args'] = args
     flow = %s()
@@ -325,9 +328,17 @@ def main(args):
             tpl = "flow.%s.value = args.%s" % (arg_name, arg_name)
             body.extend(ast.parse(tpl).body)
 
-        body.extend(ast.parse("""
-flow.do(ctx)
-""").body)
+        execute = ast.parse("""
+@sync_to_async
+def execute():
+    try:
+        flow.do(ctx)
+    except:
+        import traceback
+        traceback.print_exc()
+        raise
+""").body[0]
+        execute_body = execute.body
 
         # Print out the output values
         for i, port in enumerate(p for p in finish_node.ports if p.dataType == 'dynalist'):
@@ -335,11 +346,26 @@ def main(args):
             if i > 0:
                 port_name = "%s_%s" % (port_name, i)
 
-            body.extend(ast.parse("""
+            execute_body.extend(ast.parse("""
 print("%s:")
 pprint.pprint(flow.%s.value)
 """ % (port_name, port_name)).body)
 
+        body.append(execute)
+        body.extend(ast.parse("""
+event_loop = None
+try:
+    event_loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+except RuntimeError:
+    pass
+
+if event_loop:
+    event_loop.create_task(execute())
+else:
+    asyncio.run(execute())
+      
+""").body)
+
         return [main]
 
     def _build_node_set(self):