diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 60e4950..89323d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         py_version:
-          - '3.8'
           - '3.9'
           - '3.10'
           - '3.11'
+          - '3.12'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
diff --git a/launart/manager.py b/launart/manager.py
index 2eac11e..3261c4f 100644
--- a/launart/manager.py
+++ b/launart/manager.py
@@ -93,10 +93,20 @@ def launch_blocking(
         loop: asyncio.AbstractEventLoop | None = None,
         stop_signal: Iterable[signal.Signals] = (signal.SIGINT,),
     ):
+        from creart import it
         import contextlib
         import threading
 
-        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        if loop is not None:  # pragma: no cover
+            from warnings import warn
+
+            warn(
+                "The loop argument is deprecated since launart 0.6.4, " "and scheduled for removal in launart 0.7.0.",
+                DeprecationWarning,
+                stacklevel=2,
+            )
+
+        loop = it(asyncio.AbstractEventLoop)
 
         logger.info("Starting launart main task...", style="green bold")
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 643fced..593e5f3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ profile = "black"
 [tool.coverage.run]
 branch = true
 source = ["."]
-omit = ["tests/*", "test.py"]
+# omit = ["tests/*", "test.py"]
+omit = ["test.py"]  # TODO: fix tests/*
 
 [tool.coverage.report]
 # Regexes for lines to exclude from consideration