diff --git a/proxybroker/cli.py b/proxybroker/cli.py
index 5dd38be4..6187005a 100644
--- a/proxybroker/cli.py
+++ b/proxybroker/cli.py
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@
 import sys
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
+import sys
+import asyncio
+
+if sys.platform == 'win32':
+    asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
+
 from . import __version__ as version
 from .api import Broker
 from .utils import update_geoip_db