diff --git a/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_medium.py b/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_medium.py
index 7d6f3cbe..77a0ea99 100644
--- a/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_medium.py
+++ b/uasyncio/benchmark/test_http_server_medium.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def serve(reader, writer):
 import logging
 #logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
-loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+loop = asyncio.get_event_loop(80)
 #mem_info()
 loop.create_task(asyncio.start_server(serve, "127.0.0.1", 8081, backlog=100))
 loop.run_forever()