diff --git a/freqtrade/configuration/asyncio_config.py b/freqtrade/configuration/asyncio_config.py
index 0fdfe51ad..8069595fa 100644
--- a/freqtrade/configuration/asyncio_config.py
+++ b/freqtrade/configuration/asyncio_config.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import asyncio
 import sys
 
 
-def asyncio_setup() -> None:
+def asyncio_setup() -> None:  # pragma: no cover
     # Set eventloop for win32 setups
 
     if sys.platform == "win32":
-        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy)
+        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())