diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index af5f3e2..8f10d53 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ def resource_path(relative_path):
 
     return path.join(base_path, relative_path)
 
-gui_dir = resource_path("public")
+gui_dir = resource_path('public')
 server = CustomFlask(__name__, static_folder=gui_dir, template_folder=gui_dir)
 server.config['SEND_FILE_MAX_AGE_DEFAULT'] = 1  # disable caching
-socketio = SocketIO(server)
+socketio = SocketIO(server, async_mode='threading')
 
 class SocketInterface(MessageInterface):
     def send(self, message, value=None):