diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c8b27d8..76adc5f 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "config_manager"
-version = "1.2.1"
+version = "1.2.2"
 description = "Config manager for building applications"
 authors = [
     { name = "Aleksei Zosimov", email = "lesha.spb@gmail.com" }
diff --git a/src/config_manager/cfg_manager.py b/src/config_manager/cfg_manager.py
index 0a166c5..4442954 100644
--- a/src/config_manager/cfg_manager.py
+++ b/src/config_manager/cfg_manager.py
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ class ConfigManager:
             self.logger.error("start() must be called from within an async context")
             raise
 
-        self._task = self._loop.create_task(self._run())
-        self.logger.info("ConfigManager task created")
+        self.logger.info("ConfigManager starting and awaiting _run()")
+        await self._run()
 
         
     async def stop(self) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index 0167d83..a2eee25 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ class MyApp(ConfigManager):
 
 async def main():
     app = MyApp("config.yaml")
-    await app.start()
     logger.info("App started")
+    await app.start()
+
+    logger.info("App finished")
 
     while True:
         await asyncio.sleep(1)