diff --git a/skillagent/skillengine.py b/skillagent/skillengine.py
index 2a27656..642b262 100644
--- a/skillagent/skillengine.py
+++ b/skillagent/skillengine.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class IndustrialSkillEngine:
 
 	async def reference(self, user_prompt:str, context: str=None, is_retry: bool=False):
 		f = partial(self.run, user_prompt, context=context, is_retry=is_retry)
-		background_coro(f)
+		asyncio.create_task(f())
 		while True:
 			data = await self.task_queue.get()
 			if not data: