diff --git a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py
index 3c81970bcc7..fef517c2c47 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/extensions/websockets/openbb_websockets/client.py
@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ class WebSocketClient:
         atexit.register(self._atexit)
 
         try:
-            self._setup_database()
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        try:
+            if loop.is_running():
+                loop.create_task(self._setup_database())
+            else:
+                asyncio.run(self._setup_database())
         except DatabaseError as e:
             self.logger.error("Error setting up the SQLite database and table: %s", e)
 
@@ -163,12 +170,12 @@ class WebSocketClient:
         if os.path.exists(self.results_file):
             os.remove(self.results_file)
 
-    def _setup_database(self):
+    async def _setup_database(self):
         """Set up the SQLite database and table."""
         # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
         from openbb_websockets.helpers import setup_database
 
-        return setup_database(self.results_path, self.table_name)
+        return await setup_database(self.results_path, self.table_name)
 
     def _log_provider_output(self, output_queue):
         """Log output from the provider server queue."""
@@ -394,13 +401,15 @@ class WebSocketClient:
     def results(self):
         """Clear results stored from the WebSocket stream."""
         # pylint: disable=import-outside-toplevel
+        import asyncio
         import sqlite3
 
         try:
             with sqlite3.connect(self.results_path) as conn:
                 conn.execute(f"DELETE FROM {self.table_name}")  # noqa
                 conn.commit()
-            self._setup_database()
+
+            asyncio.create_task(self._setup_database())
             self.logger.info(
                 "Results cleared from table %s in %s",
                 self.table_name,