diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eabe9f0..c971ac0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to WuttaFarm will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## v0.2.1 (2026-02-08)
+
+### Fix
+
+- run web app via uvicorn/ASGI by default
+
 ## v0.2.0 (2026-02-08)
 
 ### Feat
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 48faefd..e22ef70 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "WuttaFarm"
-version = "0.2.0"
+version = "0.2.1"
 description = "Web app to integrate with and extend farmOS"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ dependencies = [
     "farmOS",
     "psycopg2",
     "pyramid_exclog",
-    "WuttaWeb[continuum]>=0.27.3",
+    "uvicorn[standard]",
+    "WuttaWeb[continuum]>=0.27.4",
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/src/wuttafarm/templates/install/web.conf.mako b/src/wuttafarm/templates/install/web.conf.mako
index 4d2b3c7..11824ab 100644
--- a/src/wuttafarm/templates/install/web.conf.mako
+++ b/src/wuttafarm/templates/install/web.conf.mako
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 ${self.section_wutta_config()}
 
+${self.section_wutta_web()}
+
 
 <%text>##############################</%text>
 # pyramid
@@ -39,15 +41,23 @@ ${self.sectiongroup_logging()}
 require = %(here)s/wutta.conf
 </%def>
 
+<%def name="section_wutta_web()">
+[wutta.web]
+app.runner = uvicorn
+app.spec = ${pkg_name}.web.app:make_asgi_app
+app.factory = true
+app.interface = asgi3
+app.port = ${pyramid_port}
+</%def>
+
 <%def name="section_app_main()">
 [app:main]
-#use = egg:wuttaweb
 use = egg:${egg_name}
 
 pyramid.reload_templates = true
 pyramid.debug_all = true
 pyramid.default_locale_name = en
-#pyramid.includes = pyramid_debugtoolbar
+#pyramid.includes = pyramid_debugtoolbar pyramid_exclog
 
 beaker.session.type = file
 beaker.session.data_dir = %(here)s/cache/sessions/data