diff --git a/qui/updater/summary_page.py b/qui/updater/summary_page.py
index 268755a6..bf14d4b7 100644
--- a/qui/updater/summary_page.py
+++ b/qui/updater/summary_page.py
@@ -318,8 +318,12 @@ def shutdown_domains(self, to_shutdown):
                 self.err += vm.name + " cannot shutdown: " + str(err) + "\n"
                 self.log.error("Cannot shutdown %s because %s", vm.name, str(err))
                 self.status = RestartStatus.ERROR_TMPL_DOWN
-
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        except RuntimeError:
+            # changes between GLib versions and python versions mean that the above
+            # can fail on some dom0/gui domain configurations
+            loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
         loop.run_until_complete(wait_for_domain_shutdown(wait_for))
 
         return wait_for