diff --git a/uvloop/__init__.py b/uvloop/__init__.py
index 638b874c..ca906cf4 100644
--- a/uvloop/__init__.py
+++ b/uvloop/__init__.py
@@ -203,10 +203,7 @@ def get_event_loop(self) -> _AbstractEventLoop:
             Returns an instance of EventLoop or raises an exception.
             """
             if self._local._loop is None:
-                raise RuntimeError(
-                    'There is no current event loop in thread %r.'
-                    % threading.current_thread().name
-                )
+                self._local._loop = self._loop_factory()
 
             return self._local._loop