From 2c2a28e46b836f497e7d5f09bbb5cf25e757a525 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eli Uriegas <seemethere101@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2017 12:29:25 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Add better error message around app.loop

---
 sanic/app.py | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 6552a8e2..ea45293a 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -57,11 +57,14 @@ class Sanic:
 
     @property
     def loop(self):
-        """Synonymous with asyncio.get_event_loop()."""
+        """Synonymous with asyncio.get_event_loop().
+
+        Only supported when using the `app.run` method.
+        """
         if not self.is_running:
             raise SanicException(
                 'Loop can only be retrieved after the app has started '
-                'running or when not run asynchronously')
+                'running. Not supported with `create_server` function')
         return get_event_loop()
 
     # -------------------------------------------------------------------- #