diff --git a/SOURCES/0001-fix-Execute-playbook-asynchronously.patch b/SOURCES/0001-fix-Execute-playbook-asynchronously.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c59b30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/0001-fix-Execute-playbook-asynchronously.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+From 332d28d1bb636a5dc8ff5ddf3da8359a9a78b297 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Link Dupont <link@sub-pop.net>
+Date: Wed, 5 May 2021 14:10:49 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] fix: Execute playbook asynchronously
+
+Run the playbook code in a coroutine that's scheduled onto a new event loop. Return a protobuf.Receipt message in the WorkerService Send implementation.
+---
+ rhc_worker_playbook/server.py | 10 +++++++---
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/rhc_worker_playbook/server.py b/rhc_worker_playbook/server.py
+index 985ea98..8fa393f 100644
+--- a/rhc_worker_playbook/server.py
++++ b/rhc_worker_playbook/server.py
+@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import time
+ import json
+ import uuid
+ import atexit
++import asyncio
+ from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
+ from requests import Request
+ from concurrent import futures
+@@ -135,9 +136,13 @@ class WorkerService(yggdrasil_pb2_grpc.WorkerServicer):
+         '''
+         Act on messages sent to the WorkerService
+         '''
+-        # we have received it
+-        yggdrasil_pb2.Receipt()
+ 
++        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
++        loop.run_until_complete(self._run_data(request))
++
++        return yggdrasil_pb2.Receipt()
++
++    async def _run_data(self, request):
+         # load configuration
+         config = _loadConfig()
+ 
+@@ -256,7 +261,6 @@ class WorkerService(yggdrasil_pb2_grpc.WorkerServicer):
+         _log("Posting events...")
+         response = self.dispatcher.Send(returnedEvents)
+         _log("Post complete.")
+-        return
+ 
+ def serve():
+     # load config to get directive
+-- 
+2.35.1
+
diff --git a/SPECS/rhc-worker-playbook.spec b/SPECS/rhc-worker-playbook.spec
index 08c22e7..1f8cdbf 100644
--- a/SPECS/rhc-worker-playbook.spec
+++ b/SPECS/rhc-worker-playbook.spec
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@
 Name:       rhc-worker-playbook
 Summary:    Red Hat connect worker for launching Ansible Runner
 Version:    0.1.8
-Release:    0%{?dist}
+Release:    1%{?dist}
 License:    GPLv2+
 Source:     rhc-worker-playbook-0.1.8.tar.gz
 Source1:    https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/archive/%{community_general_version}/ansible-collection-community-general-%{community_general_version}.tar.gz
 Source2:    https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/archive/%{ansible_posix_version}/ansible-collection-ansible-posix-%{ansible_posix_version}.tar.gz
 
+Patch0001:     0001-fix-Execute-playbook-asynchronously.patch
+
 ExclusiveArch: %{go_arches}
 
 %{?__python3:Requires: %{__python3}}
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@ BuildRequires: python3dist(cython)
 Python-based worker for Red Hat connect, used to launch Ansible playbooks via Ansible Runner.
 
 %prep
-%setup -q -a1 -a2
+%setup -q -a1 -a2 -n %{name}-%{version}
+%patch0001 -p1
 pushd community.general-%{community_general_version}
 rm -vr .github .azure-pipelines
 rm -rvf tests/
@@ -93,10 +96,14 @@ mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_localstatedir}/log/rhc-worker-playbook/ansible
 %{_datadir}/rhc-worker-playbook/ansible/collections/ansible_collections/
 %{_localstatedir}/log/rhc-worker-playbook/ansible/
 %config %{_sysconfdir}/rhc/workers/rhc-worker-playbook.toml
+%exclude %{_libdir}/.build-id/
 
 %doc
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Feb 21 2022 Gaël Chamoulaud <gchamoul@redhat.com> - 0.1.8-1
+- Patch to fix Execute Playbook Asynchronously (RHBZ#2020426)
+
 * Thu Feb 03 2022 Gaël Chamoulaud <gchamoul@redhat.com> - 0.1.8-0
 - Fix: Bump ansible-runner to 2.1.1 and dependencies in vendor (RHBZ#2053207)
 - Upload new rhc-worker-playbook-0.1.8.tar.gz source