test:

app.py

@@ -43,10 +43,18 @@ async def monitor_server():
 
         await asyncio.sleep(60)  # Check every 60 seconds
 
+def run_async_monitor():
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    loop.run_until_complete(monitor_server())
+    loop.close()
+
+
 start_ochat_server()
 
 # Start the monitoring in a separate thread
-thread = threading.Thread(target=monitor_server)
+
+thread = threading.Thread(target=run_async_monitor)
 thread.start()
 
 # Function to send a message to the ochat server and get a response