diff --git a/modules/async_worker.py b/modules/async_worker.py
index 71cfba3f5..66b3d8956 100644
--- a/modules/async_worker.py
+++ b/modules/async_worker.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def __init__(self, args):
 async_tasks = []
 
 
-class EarlyReturnException:
+class EarlyReturnException(BaseException):
     pass