diff --git a/sanic/app.py b/sanic/app.py
index 768e021f..e122a3f9 100644
--- a/sanic/app.py
+++ b/sanic/app.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from sanic.asgi import ASGIApp
 from sanic.base import BaseSanic
 from sanic.blueprint_group import BlueprintGroup
 from sanic.blueprints import Blueprint
-from sanic.compat import OS_IS_WINDOWS
+from sanic.compat import OS_IS_WINDOWS, UVLOOP_INSTALLED
 from sanic.config import BASE_LOGO, SANIC_PREFIX, Config
 from sanic.exceptions import (
     InvalidUsage,
@@ -1421,10 +1421,8 @@ class Sanic(BaseSanic, metaclass=TouchUpMeta):
 
     def _configure_event_loop(self):
         if self.config.USE_UVLOOP and not OS_IS_WINDOWS:
-            uvloop_success = use_uvloop()
-
-            if uvloop_success is False:
-                error_logger.warning(
+            if not UVLOOP_INSTALLED:
+                return error_logger.warning(
                     "You are trying to use uvloop, but uvloop is not "
                     "installed in your system. In order to use uvloop "
                     "you must first install it. Otherwise, you can disable "
@@ -1433,7 +1431,8 @@ class Sanic(BaseSanic, metaclass=TouchUpMeta):
                     "to run without using uvloop."
                 )
 
-            elif strtobool(os.environ.get("SANIC_NO_UVLOOP", "no")):
+            use_uvloop()
+            if strtobool(os.environ.get("SANIC_NO_UVLOOP", "no")):
                 error_logger.warning(
                     "You are running Sanic using uvloop, but the "
                     "'SANIC_NO_UVLOOP' environment variable (used to opt-out "
diff --git a/sanic/compat.py b/sanic/compat.py
index f8b3a74a..fe0971f7 100644
--- a/sanic/compat.py
+++ b/sanic/compat.py
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@ from multidict import CIMultiDict  # type: ignore
 
 
 OS_IS_WINDOWS = os.name == "nt"
+UVLOOP_INSTALLED = False
+
+try:
+    import uvloop  # type: ignore # noqa
+    UVLOOP_INSTALLED = True
+except ImportError:
+    pass
 
 
 class Header(CIMultiDict):
diff --git a/sanic/server/__init__.py b/sanic/server/__init__.py
index d9caf5b9..1c63690e 100644
--- a/sanic/server/__init__.py
+++ b/sanic/server/__init__.py
@@ -8,19 +8,14 @@ from sanic.server.runners import serve, serve_multiple, serve_single
 
 def use_uvloop() -> bool:
     """
-    Use uvloop (if available) instead of the default
-    asyncio loop.
+    Use uvloop instead of the default asyncio loop.
     """
-    try:
-        import uvloop  # type: ignore
+    import uvloop  # type: ignore
 
-        if not isinstance(
-            asyncio.get_event_loop_policy(), uvloop.EventLoopPolicy
-        ):
-            asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(uvloop.EventLoopPolicy())
-    except ImportError:
-        return False
-    return True
+    if not isinstance(
+        asyncio.get_event_loop_policy(), uvloop.EventLoopPolicy
+    ):
+        asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(uvloop.EventLoopPolicy())
 
 
 __all__ = (
diff --git a/tests/test_app.py b/tests/test_app.py
index 59463cfb..ecdd00d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_app.py
+++ b/tests/test_app.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import pytest
 import sanic.app
 
 from sanic import Sanic
-from sanic.compat import OS_IS_WINDOWS
+from sanic.compat import OS_IS_WINDOWS, UVLOOP_INSTALLED
 from sanic.config import Config
 from sanic.exceptions import SanicException
 from sanic.response import text
@@ -22,15 +22,6 @@ def clear_app_registry():
     Sanic._app_registry = {}
 
 
-def uvloop_installed():
-    try:
-        import uvloop  # noqa
-
-        return True
-    except ImportError:
-        return False
-
-
 def test_app_loop_running(app):
     @app.get("/test")
     async def handler(request):
@@ -42,7 +33,7 @@ def test_app_loop_running(app):
 
 
 def test_create_asyncio_server(app):
-    if not uvloop_installed():
+    if not UVLOOP_INSTALLED:
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         asyncio_srv_coro = app.create_server(return_asyncio_server=True)
         assert isawaitable(asyncio_srv_coro)
@@ -51,7 +42,7 @@ def test_create_asyncio_server(app):
 
 
 def test_asyncio_server_no_start_serving(app):
-    if not uvloop_installed():
+    if not UVLOOP_INSTALLED:
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         asyncio_srv_coro = app.create_server(
             port=43123,
@@ -63,7 +54,7 @@ def test_asyncio_server_no_start_serving(app):
 
 
 def test_asyncio_server_start_serving(app):
-    if not uvloop_installed():
+    if not UVLOOP_INSTALLED:
         loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
         asyncio_srv_coro = app.create_server(
             port=43124,
@@ -455,7 +446,7 @@ def test_uvloop_config_enabled(monkeypatch):
     err_logger = Mock()
     monkeypatch.setattr(sanic.app, "error_logger", err_logger)
 
-    use_uvloop = Mock(return_value=uvloop_installed())
+    use_uvloop = Mock(return_value=UVLOOP_INSTALLED)
     monkeypatch.setattr(sanic.app, "use_uvloop", use_uvloop)
 
     @app.get("/1")
@@ -466,7 +457,7 @@ def test_uvloop_config_enabled(monkeypatch):
 
         use_uvloop.assert_called_once()
 
-        if not uvloop_installed():
+        if not UVLOOP_INSTALLED:
             err_logger.assert_called_with(
                 "You are trying to use uvloop, but uvloop is not "
                 "installed in your system. In order to use uvloop "