diff --git a/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py b/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py
index 3e3398a2..c33049b8 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/base_manager.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 from gns3server.utils.interfaces import is_interface_up
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
 from ..config import Config
 from ..utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor
 from ..utils import force_unix_path
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class BaseManager:
 
         tasks = []
         for node_id in self._nodes.keys():
-            tasks.append(asyncio.ensure_future(self.close_node(node_id)))
+            tasks.append(asyncio_ensure_future(self.close_node(node_id)))
 
         if tasks:
             done, _ = yield from asyncio.wait(tasks)
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
index c56a13c9..4f7bf292 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/docker/docker_vm.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import os
 
 from gns3server.utils.asyncio.telnet_server import AsyncioTelnetServer
 from gns3server.utils.asyncio.raw_command_server import AsyncioRawCommandServer
-from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_for_file_creation
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_for_file_creation, asyncio_ensure_future
 from gns3server.utils.get_resource import get_resource
 
 from gns3server.ubridge.ubridge_error import UbridgeError, UbridgeNamespaceError
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ class DockerVM(BaseNode):
 
         output_stream.feed_data(self.name.encode() + b" console is now available... Press RETURN to get started.\r\n")
 
-        asyncio.ensure_future(self._read_console_output(self._console_websocket, output_stream))
+        asyncio_ensure_future(self._read_console_output(self._console_websocket, output_stream))
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _read_console_output(self, ws, out):
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/dynamips/__init__.py b/gns3server/compute/dynamips/__init__.py
index 7a3b550e..a2435b7a 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/dynamips/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/dynamips/__init__.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import re
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 from gns3server.utils.interfaces import interfaces, is_interface_up
-from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor, asyncio_ensure_future
 from gns3server.utils import parse_version
 from uuid import uuid4
 from ..base_manager import BaseManager
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class Dynamips(BaseManager):
 
         tasks = []
         for device in self._devices.values():
-            tasks.append(asyncio.ensure_future(device.hypervisor.stop()))
+            tasks.append(asyncio_ensure_future(device.hypervisor.stop()))
 
         if tasks:
             done, _ = yield from asyncio.wait(tasks)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ class Dynamips(BaseManager):
         tasks = []
         for device in self._devices.values():
             if device.project.id == project.id:
-                tasks.append(asyncio.ensure_future(device.delete()))
+                tasks.append(asyncio_ensure_future(device.delete()))
 
         if tasks:
             done, _ = yield from asyncio.wait(tasks)
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/dynamips/nodes/router.py b/gns3server/compute/dynamips/nodes/router.py
index 724bc1a1..5dad4cc5 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/dynamips/nodes/router.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/dynamips/nodes/router.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ from ..nios.nio_udp import NIOUDP
 
 
 from gns3server.utils.file_watcher import FileWatcher
-from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor, monitor_process
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor, monitor_process, asyncio_ensure_future
 from gns3server.utils.images import md5sum
 
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class Router(BaseNode):
         """
         Called when the NVRAM file has changed
         """
-        asyncio.ensure_future(self.save_configs())
+        asyncio_ensure_future(self.save_configs())
 
     @property
     def dynamips_id(self):
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/project.py b/gns3server/compute/project.py
index b26548c8..0d57ac9e 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/project.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from uuid import UUID, uuid4
 from .port_manager import PortManager
 from .notification_manager import NotificationManager
 from ..config import Config
-from ..utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor
+from ..utils.asyncio import wait_run_in_executor, asyncio_ensure_future
 from ..utils.path import check_path_allowed, get_default_project_directory
 
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ class Project:
 
         tasks = []
         for node in self._nodes:
-            tasks.append(asyncio.ensure_future(node.manager.close_node(node.id)))
+            tasks.append(asyncio_ensure_future(node.manager.close_node(node.id)))
 
         if tasks:
             done, _ = yield from asyncio.wait(tasks)
diff --git a/gns3server/compute/vmware/__init__.py b/gns3server/compute/vmware/__init__.py
index 48b62921..90b7eb8a 100644
--- a/gns3server/compute/vmware/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/compute/vmware/__init__.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 from gns3server.compute.base_manager import BaseManager
 from gns3server.compute.vmware.vmware_vm import VMwareVM
 from gns3server.compute.vmware.vmware_error import VMwareError
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
 
 
 class VMware(BaseManager):
@@ -738,4 +739,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
     vmware = VMware.instance()
     print("=> Check version")
-    loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(vmware.check_vmware_version()))
+    loop.run_until_complete(asyncio_ensure_future(vmware.check_vmware_version()))
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/compute.py b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
index 673eb3fd..239aa4f2 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/compute.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/compute.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from operator import itemgetter
 
 from ..utils import parse_version
 from ..utils.images import list_images
-from ..utils.asyncio import locked_coroutine
+from ..utils.asyncio import locked_coroutine, asyncio_ensure_future
 from ..controller.controller_error import ControllerError
 from ..version import __version__
 
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ class Compute:
                     if self._connection_failure == 5:
                         log.warning("Cannot connect to compute '{}': {}".format(self._id, e))
                         yield from self._controller.close_compute_projects(self)
-                    asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(2, lambda: asyncio.ensure_future(self._try_reconnect()))
+                    asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(2, lambda: asyncio_ensure_future(self._try_reconnect()))
                 return
             except aiohttp.web.HTTPNotFound:
                 raise aiohttp.web.HTTPConflict(text="The server {} is not a GNS3 server or it's a 1.X server".format(self._id))
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class Compute:
 
         # Try to reconnect after 1 seconds if server unavailable only if not during tests (otherwise we create a ressources usage bomb)
         if not hasattr(sys, "_called_from_test") or not sys._called_from_test:
-            asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(1, lambda: asyncio.ensure_future(self.connect()))
+            asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(1, lambda: asyncio_ensure_future(self.connect()))
         self._ws = None
         self._cpu_usage_percent = None
         self._memory_usage_percent = None
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py
index 0234a022..a97c61c9 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/gns3vm/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import asyncio
 import aiohttp
 import ipaddress
 
-from ...utils.asyncio import locked_coroutine
+from ...utils.asyncio import locked_coroutine, asyncio_ensure_future
 from .vmware_gns3_vm import VMwareGNS3VM
 from .virtualbox_gns3_vm import VirtualBoxGNS3VM
 from .remote_gns3_vm import RemoteGNS3VM
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ class GNS3VM:
 
             # check if the VM is in the same subnet as the local server, start 10 seconds later to give
             # some time for the compute in the VM to be ready for requests
-            asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(10, lambda: asyncio.ensure_future(self._check_network(compute)))
+            asyncio.get_event_loop().call_later(10, lambda: asyncio_ensure_future(self._check_network(compute)))
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _check_network(self, compute):
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/link.py b/gns3server/controller/link.py
index b6b03044..6cbcf9cf 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/link.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/link.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ import html
 import asyncio
 import aiohttp
 
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
+
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ class Link:
 
         self._capturing = True
         self._capture_file_name = capture_file_name
-        self._streaming_pcap = asyncio.ensure_future(self._start_streaming_pcap())
+        self._streaming_pcap = asyncio_ensure_future(self._start_streaming_pcap())
         self._project.controller.notification.emit("link.updated", self.__json__())
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
diff --git a/gns3server/controller/project.py b/gns3server/controller/project.py
index 1983fa20..102196a9 100644
--- a/gns3server/controller/project.py
+++ b/gns3server/controller/project.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from .udp_link import UDPLink
 from ..config import Config
 from ..utils.path import check_path_allowed, get_default_project_directory
 from ..utils.asyncio.pool import Pool
-from ..utils.asyncio import locked_coroutine
+from ..utils.asyncio import locked_coroutine, asyncio_ensure_future
 from .export_project import export_project
 from .import_project import import_project
 from ..compute.iou.utils.application_id import get_next_application_id
@@ -867,7 +867,7 @@ class Project:
             # Start all in the background without waiting for completion
             # we ignore errors because we want to let the user open
             # their project and fix it
-            asyncio.ensure_future(self.start_all())
+            asyncio_ensure_future(self.start_all())
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def wait_loaded(self):
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/notification_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/notification_handler.py
index 72fe08f0..d41bcaa9 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/notification_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/compute/notification_handler.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import aiohttp
 from aiohttp.web import WebSocketResponse
 from gns3server.web.route import Route
 from gns3server.compute.notification_manager import NotificationManager
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ class NotificationHandler:
         ws = WebSocketResponse()
         yield from ws.prepare(request)
 
-        asyncio.ensure_future(process_websocket(ws))
+        asyncio_ensure_future(process_websocket(ws))
 
         with notifications.queue() as queue:
             while True:
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py
index bef0b8ab..99ede986 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/project_handler.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from gns3server.controller import Controller
 from gns3server.controller.import_project import import_project
 from gns3server.controller.export_project import export_project
 from gns3server.config import Config
-
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
 
 from gns3server.schemas.project import (
     PROJECT_OBJECT_SCHEMA,
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ class ProjectHandler:
         ws = aiohttp.web.WebSocketResponse()
         yield from ws.prepare(request)
 
-        asyncio.ensure_future(process_websocket(ws))
+        asyncio_ensure_future(process_websocket(ws))
 
         with controller.notification.queue(project) as queue:
             while True:
diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/server_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/server_handler.py
index 05a6e9e3..3b9bb371 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/server_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/api/controller/server_handler.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from gns3server.config import Config
 from gns3server.controller import Controller
 from gns3server.schemas.version import VERSION_SCHEMA
 from gns3server.version import __version__
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
 
 from aiohttp.web import HTTPConflict, HTTPForbidden
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ class ServerHandler:
 
         tasks = []
         for project in projects:
-            tasks.append(asyncio.ensure_future(project.close()))
+            tasks.append(asyncio_ensure_future(project.close()))
 
         if tasks:
             done, _ = yield from asyncio.wait(tasks)
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ class ServerHandler:
         # then shutdown the server itself
         from gns3server.web.web_server import WebServer
         server = WebServer.instance()
-        asyncio.ensure_future(server.shutdown_server())
+        asyncio_ensure_future(server.shutdown_server())
         response.set_status(201)
 
     @Route.get(
diff --git a/gns3server/run.py b/gns3server/run.py
index 6549efb8..23a74827 100644
--- a/gns3server/run.py
+++ b/gns3server/run.py
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ def run():
     if server_config.getboolean("local"):
         log.warning("Local mode is enabled. Beware, clients will have full control on your filesystem")
 
-    # we only support Python 3 version >= 3.4.4
-    if sys.version_info < (3, 4, 4):
-        raise SystemExit("Python 3.4.4 or higher is required")
+    # we only support Python 3 version >= 3.4
+    if sys.version_info < (3, 4):
+        raise SystemExit("Python 3.4 or higher is required")
 
     user_log.info("Running with Python {major}.{minor}.{micro} and has PID {pid}".format(
                   major=sys.version_info[0], minor=sys.version_info[1],
diff --git a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/__init__.py b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/__init__.py
index afba35df..3a19e64b 100644
--- a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/__init__.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def _check_process(process, termination_callback):
 def monitor_process(process, termination_callback):
     """Call termination_callback when a process dies"""
 
-    asyncio.ensure_future(_check_process(process, termination_callback))
+    asyncio_ensure_future(_check_process(process, termination_callback))
 
 
 @asyncio.coroutine
@@ -158,3 +158,12 @@ def locked_coroutine(f):
             return (yield from f(*args, **kwargs))
 
     return new_function
+
+
+# It's conservative approach to supported versions, please remove it when we drop the support to Python < 3.4.4
+if hasattr(asyncio, 'ensure_future'):
+    # python>=3.4.4
+    asyncio_ensure_future = asyncio.ensure_future
+else:
+    # deprecated
+    asyncio_ensure_future = asyncio.async
diff --git a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/raw_command_server.py b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/raw_command_server.py
index d605ed8c..1a50ed0b 100644
--- a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/raw_command_server.py
+++ b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/raw_command_server.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import copy
 import asyncio
 import asyncio.subprocess
 
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
+
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -69,8 +71,8 @@ class AsyncioRawCommandServer:
             else:
                 replaces.append((replace[0], replace[1], ))
 
-        network_read = asyncio.ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
-        reader_read = asyncio.ensure_future(process_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+        network_read = asyncio_ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+        reader_read = asyncio_ensure_future(process_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
         timeout = 30
 
         while True:
@@ -89,7 +91,7 @@ class AsyncioRawCommandServer:
                     if network_reader.at_eof():
                         raise ConnectionResetError()
 
-                    network_read = asyncio.ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+                    network_read = asyncio_ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
 
                     process_writer.write(data)
                     yield from process_writer.drain()
@@ -97,7 +99,7 @@ class AsyncioRawCommandServer:
                     if process_reader.at_eof():
                         raise ConnectionResetError()
 
-                    reader_read = asyncio.ensure_future(process_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+                    reader_read = asyncio_ensure_future(process_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
 
                     for replace in replaces:
                         data = data.replace(replace[0], replace[1])
diff --git a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py
index d85134e1..1e16d794 100644
--- a/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py
+++ b/gns3server/utils/asyncio/telnet_server.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import asyncio
 import asyncio.subprocess
 import struct
 
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
+
 import logging
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -229,13 +231,13 @@ class AsyncioTelnetServer:
                 self._reader_process = network_reader
             if self._reader:
                 if self._reader_process == network_reader:
-                    self._current_read = asyncio.ensure_future(self._reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+                    self._current_read = asyncio_ensure_future(self._reader.read(READ_SIZE))
                     return self._current_read
         return None
 
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def _process(self, network_reader, network_writer, connection):
-        network_read = asyncio.ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+        network_read = asyncio_ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
         reader_read = yield from self._get_reader(network_reader)
 
         while True:
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ class AsyncioTelnetServer:
                     if network_reader.at_eof():
                         raise ConnectionResetError()
 
-                    network_read = asyncio.ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
+                    network_read = asyncio_ensure_future(network_reader.read(READ_SIZE))
 
                     if IAC in data:
                         data = yield from self._IAC_parser(data, network_reader, network_writer, connection)
@@ -418,7 +420,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
     loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
 
-    process = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio.ensure_future(asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_exec("/bin/sh", "-i",
+    process = loop.run_until_complete(asyncio_ensure_future(asyncio.subprocess.create_subprocess_exec("/bin/sh", "-i",
                                                                                               stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                                                                                               stderr=asyncio.subprocess.STDOUT,
                                                                                               stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE)))
diff --git a/gns3server/web/web_server.py b/gns3server/web/web_server.py
index d425c808..7cad075b 100644
--- a/gns3server/web/web_server.py
+++ b/gns3server/web/web_server.py
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ from ..compute.port_manager import PortManager
 from ..compute.qemu import Qemu
 from ..controller import Controller
 
+from gns3server.utils.asyncio import asyncio_ensure_future
+
 # do not delete this import
 import gns3server.handlers
 
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ class WebServer:
 
         def signal_handler(signame, *args):
             log.warning("Server has got signal {}, exiting...".format(signame))
-            asyncio.ensure_future(self.shutdown_server())
+            asyncio_ensure_future(self.shutdown_server())
 
         signals = ["SIGTERM", "SIGINT"]
         if sys.platform.startswith("win"):
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ class WebServer:
         # Because with a large image collection
         # without md5sum already computed we start the
         # computing with server start
-        asyncio.ensure_future(Qemu.instance().list_images())
+        asyncio_ensure_future(Qemu.instance().list_images())
 
     def run(self):
         """
@@ -283,7 +285,7 @@ class WebServer:
         self._exit_handling()
 
         if server_config.getboolean("shell"):
-            asyncio.ensure_future(self.start_shell())
+            asyncio_ensure_future(self.start_shell())
 
         try:
             self._loop.run_forever()