diff --git a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/serial.py b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/serial.py
index 62b719c5c4..b2b213046c 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/serial.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/serial.py
@@ -103,11 +103,11 @@ def async_io_factory(port=None, framer=None, **kwargs):
 
     client = AsyncioModbusSerialClient(port, proto_cls, framer, loop, **kwargs)
     coro = client.connect()
-    if loop.is_running():
+    if not loop.is_running():
+        loop.run_until_complete(coro)
+    elif loop is not asyncio.get_event_loop():
         future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(coro, loop=loop)
         future.result()
-    else:
-        loop.run_until_complete(coro)
     return loop, client
 
 
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tcp.py b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tcp.py
index d0155a48e0..883696267f 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tcp.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tcp.py
@@ -91,12 +91,14 @@ def async_io_factory(host="127.0.0.1", port=Defaults.Port, framer=None,
     """
     import asyncio
     from pymodbus.client.asynchronous.async_io import init_tcp_client
-    loop = kwargs.get("loop") or asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    loop = kwargs.get("loop") or asyncio.get_event_loop()
     proto_cls = kwargs.get("proto_cls", None)
     if not loop.is_running():
         asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
         cor = init_tcp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
         client = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(cor))[0]
+    elif loop is asyncio.get_event_loop():
+        client = init_tcp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
     else:
         cor = init_tcp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
         future = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(cor, loop=loop)
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tls.py b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tls.py
index 3b11ebf5aa..b6df55900e 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tls.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/tls.py
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ def async_io_factory(host="127.0.0.1", port=Defaults.TLSPort, sslctx=None,
     """
     import asyncio
     from pymodbus.client.asynchronous.async_io import init_tls_client
-    loop = kwargs.get("loop") or asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    loop = kwargs.get("loop") or asyncio.get_event_loop()
     proto_cls = kwargs.get("proto_cls", None)
     if not loop.is_running():
         asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
         cor = init_tls_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port, sslctx, server_hostname,
                               framer)
         client = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(cor))[0]
+    elif loop is asyncio.get_event_loop():
+        return loop, init_tls_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
     else:
         cor = init_tls_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port, sslctx, server_hostname,
                               framer)
diff --git a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/udp.py b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/udp.py
index 542ebedc3e..7b7e9e7487 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/udp.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/asynchronous/factory/udp.py
@@ -68,10 +68,13 @@ def async_io_factory(host="127.0.0.1", port=Defaults.Port, framer=None,
     from pymodbus.client.asynchronous.async_io import init_udp_client
     loop = kwargs.get("loop") or asyncio.get_event_loop()
     proto_cls = kwargs.get("proto_cls", None)
-    cor = init_udp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
     if not loop.is_running():
+        cor = init_udp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
         client = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.gather(cor))[0]
+    elif loop is asyncio.get_event_loop():
+        return loop, init_udp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
     else:
+        cor = init_udp_client(proto_cls, loop, host, port)
         client = asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe(cor, loop=loop)
         client = client.result()
     return loop, client