diff --git a/custom_components/eltako/gateway.py b/custom_components/eltako/gateway.py
index ec6e4f95..51201860 100644
--- a/custom_components/eltako/gateway.py
+++ b/custom_components/eltako/gateway.py
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ def _fire_last_message_received_event(self):
             # self.hass.async_add_executor_job(
             #         self._last_message_received_handler( datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc) )
             #     )
+            asyncio.ensure_future( 
+                self._last_message_received_handler( datetime.utcnow().replace(tzinfo=pytz.utc) )
+            )
             LOGGER.info("LAST RECEIVED MESSAGE")