diff --git a/compute_worker/compute_worker.py b/compute_worker/compute_worker.py
index 573e72a94..bceb6eaca 100644
--- a/compute_worker/compute_worker.py
+++ b/compute_worker/compute_worker.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from rich.pretty import pprint
 import requests
 import websockets
+from websockets.exceptions import InvalidStatusCode
 import yaml
 from billiard.exceptions import SoftTimeLimitExceeded
 from celery import Celery, shared_task, utils
@@ -84,10 +85,7 @@
 # -----------------------------------------------
 # Show Progress bar on downloading images
 # -----------------------------------------------
-tasks = {}
-
-
-def show_progress(line, progress):
+def show_progress(line, progress, tasks):
     try:
         status = line.get("status") or ""
         layer_id = line.get("id")
@@ -585,6 +583,7 @@ def _update_status(self, status, extra_information=None):
             logger.exception(f"Failed to update submission status to {status}: {e}")
 
     def _get_container_image(self, image_name):
+        tasks = {}
         logger.info("Running pull for image: {}".format(image_name))
         retries, max_retries = (0, 3)
         while retries < max_retries:
@@ -594,7 +593,7 @@ def _get_container_image(self, image_name):
                     for line in resp:
                         if isinstance(line, dict) and line.get("error"):
                             raise DockerImagePullException(line["error"])
-                        show_progress(line, progress)
+                        show_progress(line, progress, tasks)
                     break  # Break if the loop is successful to exit "with Progress() as progress"
 
             except (docker.errors.APIError, Exception) as pull_error:
@@ -753,6 +752,12 @@ async def _run_container_engine_cmd(self, container, kind):
                 + "for container "
                 + str(container.get("Id"))
             )
+        except InvalidStatusCode as e:
+            logger.error(
+                f"There was an error trying to connect to the websocket on the codabench instance: {type(e)}"
+            )
+            logger.exception(e)
+            websocket = None
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(
                 f"There was an error trying to connect to the websocket on the codabench instance: {e}"
@@ -884,6 +889,9 @@ def _get_host_path(self, *paths):
         # Take our list of paths and smash 'em together
         path = os.path.join(*paths)
 
+        # Create if necessary
+        os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
+
         # pull front of path, which points to the location inside the container
         path = path[len(BASE_DIR) :]
 
@@ -891,9 +899,6 @@ def _get_host_path(self, *paths):
         # can be seen properly
         path = os.path.join(HOST_DIRECTORY, path)
 
-        # Create if necessary
-        os.makedirs(path, exist_ok=True)
-
         return path
 
     async def _run_program_directory(self, program_dir, kind):
@@ -1251,6 +1256,13 @@ def start(self):
         ingestion_program_dir = os.path.join(self.root_dir, "ingestion_program")
 
         logger.info("Running scoring program, and then ingestion program")
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            loop.close()
+        except RuntimeError as e:
+            logger.error("Error while closing running event loop: No event loop.")
+            # logger.exception(e)
+          
         loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
         # Set the event loop for the gather
         asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)