diff --git a/RELEASE.md b/RELEASE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..920b50d7a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/RELEASE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Release type: patch
+
+This releases fixes an issue with the debug server that prevented the
+usage of dataloaders, see: https://github.com/strawberry-graphql/strawberry/issues/940
diff --git a/strawberry/cli/commands/server.py b/strawberry/cli/commands/server.py
index faf25ede65..d751595725 100644
--- a/strawberry/cli/commands/server.py
+++ b/strawberry/cli/commands/server.py
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ def server(schema, host, port, app_dir):
         app.add_websocket_route(path, graphql_app)
 
     print(f"Running strawberry on http://{host}:{port}/ 🍓")
-    uvicorn.run(app, host=host, port=port, log_level="error")
+    uvicorn.run(app, loop="none", host=host, port=port, log_level="error")