diff --git a/src/drstats/sync.py b/src/drstats/sync.py
index 0c5f8d0..82b08b5 100644
--- a/src/drstats/sync.py
+++ b/src/drstats/sync.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ async def get_recent_rants(start_from=1, page_size=10):
         def get_rants():
             return dr.get_rants("recent", page_size, start_from)["rants"]
 
-        rants = asyncio.wait_for(loop.run_in_executor(get_rants), 5)
+        rants = asyncio.wait_for(loop.run_in_executor(None,get_rants), 5)
 
         page += 1
         for rant in rants: