diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/jans_cli_tui.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/jans_cli_tui.py
index 448d448833a..d64747feee1 100755
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/jans_cli_tui.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/jans_cli_tui.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     sys.exit()
 
 import prompt_toolkit
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.application import Application, get_app_session
 from prompt_toolkit.application.current import get_app
 from prompt_toolkit.key_binding import KeyBindings
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.main_nav_selection_changed(self.nav_bar.navbar_entries[0][0])
         self.plugins_initialised = False
 
-        self.create_background_task(self.check_jans_cli_ini())
-
 
     async def progress_coroutine(self) -> None:
         """asyncio corotune for progress bar
@@ -1040,7 +1038,7 @@ def get_confirm_dialog(
 
 def run():
     with patch_stdout(application):
-        result = application.run()
+        result = application.run(pre_run=lambda: application.create_background_task(application.check_jans_cli_ini()))
     print("See you next time.")
 
 
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/agama.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/agama.py
index 6419219187a..bdcfb2376df 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/agama.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/agama.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 from types import SimpleNamespace
 from prompt_toolkit.application import Application
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
 from prompt_toolkit.lexers import PygmentsLexer, DynamicLexer
 
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/attributes.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/attributes.py
index e14be49b7ab..37c2269a8e4 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/attributes.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/attributes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, Any
 
 from prompt_toolkit.application import Application
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import HSplit, VSplit, DynamicContainer, HorizontalAlign
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/authn.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/authn.py
index 64227bbfde9..701835a0d47 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/authn.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/authn.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 
 from prompt_toolkit.application import Application
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import HSplit, VSplit, HorizontalAlign, Window
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button, Label, Dialog, Box
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/edit_client_dialog.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/edit_client_dialog.py
index af922777f3e..79ab7b8c16f 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/edit_client_dialog.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/edit_client_dialog.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import AnyFormattedText
 from typing import Optional, Sequence
 from typing import Callable
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 import asyncio
 
 import json
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/main.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/main.py
index 06b45051217..f8fed3528fe 100755
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/main.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Any, Optional
 from prompt_toolkit.application.current import get_app
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import (
     HSplit,
     VSplit,
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/message.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/message.py
index b43c98d0f66..83fc2b7aebd 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/message.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/message.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import asyncio
 
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import HSplit, VSplit, DynamicContainer, HorizontalAlign
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button, Frame, RadioList
 
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/ssa.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/ssa.py
index b6cf601b48b..5807906efbe 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/ssa.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/010_auth_server/ssa.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 from prompt_toolkit.application import Application
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import HSplit, VSplit
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import DynamicContainer, Window
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/060_scripts/main.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/060_scripts/main.py
index 536f6cd5a49..c78d5a8f493 100755
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/060_scripts/main.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/060_scripts/main.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from functools import partial
 
 from prompt_toolkit.application.current import get_app
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import (
     HSplit,
     VSplit,
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/edit_user_dialog.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/edit_user_dialog.py
index 3fc71b630f6..66961effd43 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/edit_user_dialog.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/edit_user_dialog.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     DynamicContainer, Window
 
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button, Label, CheckboxList, Dialog
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from utils.static import DialogResult
 from wui_components.jans_dialog_with_nav import JansDialogWithNav
 from wui_components.jans_cli_dialog import JansGDialog
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/main.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/main.py
index dd962d61f4c..7d55128b76d 100755
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/main.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/070_users/main.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import HSplit, VSplit, DynamicContainer, HorizontalAlign
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button, Dialog
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 
 from wui_components.jans_vetrical_nav import JansVerticalNav
 from edit_user_dialog import EditUserDialog
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/080_smtp/main.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/080_smtp/main.py
index f7025046e38..b2d624f9a3b 100755
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/080_smtp/main.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/080_smtp/main.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 
 import prompt_toolkit
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.containers import HSplit, DynamicContainer,\
     VSplit, Window, HorizontalAlign, Window
 from prompt_toolkit.layout.dimension import D
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_identity_provider_dialog.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_identity_provider_dialog.py
index cfbdfacc0dc..572ba9abaac 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_identity_provider_dialog.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_identity_provider_dialog.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button, Label, CheckboxList, Dialog, TextArea,\
     Frame
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from utils.static import DialogResult
 from wui_components.jans_dialog_with_nav import JansDialogWithNav
 from wui_components.jans_label_container import JansLabelContainer
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_tr_dialog.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_tr_dialog.py
index 1195ab7a657..4e5725ec8f0 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_tr_dialog.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/plugins/100_saml/edit_tr_dialog.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Button, Label, CheckboxList, Dialog, TextArea,\
     Frame
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 from utils.static import DialogResult
 from wui_components.jans_dialog_with_nav import JansDialogWithNav
 from wui_components.jans_label_container import JansLabelContainer
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/utils/background_tasks.py b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/utils/background_tasks.py
index 390e19964e6..e80f77fe4cb 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/utils/background_tasks.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/cli_tui/utils/background_tasks.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from prompt_toolkit.eventloop import get_event_loop
+from asyncio import get_event_loop
 
 from utils.utils import common_data
 from utils.static import common_strings
diff --git a/jans-cli-tui/setup.py b/jans-cli-tui/setup.py
index a28fbefc35f..2923f0bb54f 100644
--- a/jans-cli-tui/setup.py
+++ b/jans-cli-tui/setup.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def find_version(*file_paths):
         "ruamel.yaml>=0.16.5,<0.18.0",
         "PyJWT==2.4.0",
         "pygments",
-        "prompt_toolkit==3.0.33",
+        "prompt_toolkit>=3.0.33,<4.0.0",
         "requests",
         "urllib3",
         "pyDes",