diff --git a/posthog/asgi.py b/posthog/asgi.py
index 22912a0c7b76e..678645bb01d3b 100644
--- a/posthog/asgi.py
+++ b/posthog/asgi.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 import os
 
 from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
+from django.http.response import HttpResponse
 
 os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "posthog.settings")
 os.environ.setdefault("SERVER_GATEWAY_INTERFACE", "ASGI")
 
-application = get_asgi_application()
+
+def lifetime_wrapper(func):
+    async def inner(scope, receive, send):
+        if scope["type"] != "http":
+            return HttpResponse(status=501)
+        return func(scope, receive, send)
+
+
+application = lifetime_wrapper(get_asgi_application())