diff --git a/elx/runner.py b/elx/runner.py
index 01d216c..c7b6830 100644
--- a/elx/runner.py
+++ b/elx/runner.py
@@ -67,7 +67,12 @@ def run(
         streams: Optional[List[str]] = None,
         logger: logging.Logger = None,
     ) -> None:
-        asyncio.run(self.async_run(streams=streams, logger=logger))
+        asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(
+            self.async_run(
+                streams=streams,
+                logger=logger,
+            )
+        )
 
     async def async_run(
         self,
@@ -90,8 +95,13 @@ def writelines(self, line: str):
                 if self.logger:
                     self.logger.info(line)
 
-        async with self.tap.process(state=state, streams=streams) as tap_process:
-            async with self.target.process(tap_process=tap_process) as target_process:
+        async with self.tap.process(
+            state=state,
+            streams=streams,
+        ) as tap_process:
+            async with self.target.process(
+                tap_process=tap_process,
+            ) as target_process:
                 tap_outputs = [target_process.stdin]
                 tap_stdout_future = asyncio.ensure_future(
                     # forward subproc stdout to tap_outputs (i.e. targets stdin)
diff --git a/elx/singer.py b/elx/singer.py
index 9716d29..b19ef55 100644
--- a/elx/singer.py
+++ b/elx/singer.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from elx.utils import require_install, interpolate_in_config
 
 PYTHON = "python3"
+BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT = 10485760
 
 
 class Singer:
diff --git a/elx/tap.py b/elx/tap.py
index 2128499..3ad1a2d 100644
--- a/elx/tap.py
+++ b/elx/tap.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Generator, List, Optional
-from elx.singer import Singer, require_install
+from elx.singer import Singer, require_install, BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT
 from elx.catalog import Stream, Catalog
 from elx.json_temp_file import json_temp_file
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ async def process(
                         ],
                         stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                         stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                        limit=BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT,
                     )
 
     def invoke(
diff --git a/elx/target.py b/elx/target.py
index 926beac..fad3ab0 100644
--- a/elx/target.py
+++ b/elx/target.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import contextlib
 from subprocess import PIPE, Popen
 from typing import Generator, Optional
-from elx.singer import Singer, require_install
+from elx.singer import Singer, require_install, BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT
 from elx.json_temp_file import json_temp_file
 
 
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ async def process(
                 stdin=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                 stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE,
+                limit=BUFFER_SIZE_LIMIT,
             )
diff --git a/tests/test_elx/test_tap.py b/tests/test_elx/test_tap.py
index 6123b29..95dfe77 100644
--- a/tests/test_elx/test_tap.py
+++ b/tests/test_elx/test_tap.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
 import pytest
-from subprocess import Popen
 from elx import Tap
 from elx.catalog import Stream, Catalog