diff --git a/backend/routes/user_routes.py b/backend/routes/user_routes.py
index 32f9af5..6153199 100644
--- a/backend/routes/user_routes.py
+++ b/backend/routes/user_routes.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from fastapi import APIRouter, BackgroundTasks, Depends, HTTPException
 
+import asyncio
+
 from models.user import (
     ChangePasswordRequest,
     ForgotPasswordRequest,
@@ -31,6 +33,12 @@
 user_router = APIRouter()
 
 
+def run_in_new_loop(coro):
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+    return loop.run_until_complete(coro)
+
+
 @user_router.get("/users/")
 async def get_users(current_admin_user: User = Depends(get_current_admin_user)):
     # Open a database session and fetch all users
@@ -162,26 +170,22 @@ async def reset_password(request: ResetPasswordRequest):
 async def send_verification_email(
     request: SendVerificationEmailRequest, background_tasks: BackgroundTasks
 ):
-    print("Getting user by email")
     with DatabaseManager() as session:
         user_manager = UserManager(session)
         user = user_manager.get_user_by_email(request.email)
         if not user:
             raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="User not found")
 
-        print("Generating verification token")
         # Generate a verification token and save it in the database
         token = generate_email_verification_token(user.email)
         user_manager.update_user_verification_token(
             username=user.username, verification_token=token
         )
 
-        print("Sending verification email")
         # Add a background task to send the email
-        # background_tasks.add_task(
-        #     send_verification_email_with_sendgrid, user.email, token
-        # )
-        await send_verification_email_with_sendgrid([user.email], token)
+        background_tasks.add_task(
+            run_in_new_loop, send_verification_email_with_sendgrid([user.email], token)
+        )
 
     return {"message": f"Verification email sent for {user.email}"}
 
diff --git a/backend/utils/email.py b/backend/utils/email.py
index c20006b..823a929 100644
--- a/backend/utils/email.py
+++ b/backend/utils/email.py
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ async def send_verification_email_with_sendgrid(email: List[str], token: str):
     message.tracking_settings = TrackingSettings()
     message.tracking_settings.click_tracking = ClickTracking(False, False)
     try:
-        print("Sending email")
         sg = SendGridAPIClient(SENDGRID_API_KEY)
-        print("Sending email")
         response = await sg.send(message)
         print(response.status_code)
         print(response.body)