diff --git a/OptimizelySDK/Event/Dispatcher/HttpClientEventDispatcher45.cs b/OptimizelySDK/Event/Dispatcher/HttpClientEventDispatcher45.cs
index 4498e7aa..d4f5f53a 100644
--- a/OptimizelySDK/Event/Dispatcher/HttpClientEventDispatcher45.cs
+++ b/OptimizelySDK/Event/Dispatcher/HttpClientEventDispatcher45.cs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static HttpClientEventDispatcher45()
         /// <summary>
         /// Dispatch an Event asynchronously
         /// </summary>
-        private async void DispatchEventAsync(LogEvent logEvent)
+        private async Task DispatchEventAsync(LogEvent logEvent)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -68,13 +68,11 @@ private async void DispatchEventAsync(LogEvent logEvent)
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Dispatch an event Asynchronously by creating a new task and calls the 
-        /// Async version of DispatchEvent
-        /// This is a "Fire and Forget" option
+        /// Dispatch an event
         /// </summary>
         public void DispatchEvent(LogEvent logEvent)
         {
-            Task.Run(() => DispatchEventAsync(logEvent));
+            Task.Run(() => DispatchEventAsync(logEvent)).Wait();            
         }
     }
 }