diff --git a/fastapi_websocket_pubsub/event_broadcaster.py b/fastapi_websocket_pubsub/event_broadcaster.py
index 5efec7d..89dadd6 100644
--- a/fastapi_websocket_pubsub/event_broadcaster.py
+++ b/fastapi_websocket_pubsub/event_broadcaster.py
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ def __init__(
         # If we opt to manage the context directly (i.e. call async with on the event broadcaster itself)
         self._context_manager = None
         self._context_manager_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+        self._tasks = set()
 
     async def __broadcast_notifications__(self, subscription: Subscription, data):
         """
@@ -267,11 +268,18 @@ async def __read_notifications__(self):
                                 )
                             )
                             # Notify subscribers of message received from broadcast
-                            await self._notifier.notify(
-                                notification.topics,
-                                notification.data,
-                                notifier_id=self._id,
+                            task = asyncio.create_task(
+                                self._notifier.notify(
+                                    notification.topics,
+                                    notification.data,
+                                    notifier_id=self._id,
+                                )
                             )
+
+                            self._tasks.add(task)
+                            def cleanup(task):
+                                self._tasks.remove(task)
+                            task.add_done_callback(cleanup)
                     except:
                         logger.exception("Failed handling incoming broadcast")
                 logger.info(