Error while running django async

[niranjrajasekaran]

Environment

Django 3.2
Python 3.9
DB Sqlite3

I am running django using asgi. I have installed river and have done DB migrations, Here is my models.py

from river.models.fields.state import StateField

class Project(models.Model):
    ...
    status = StateField()
    ...

I am able to run my application only if the status is commented out or else I am getting this error

 File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/wsgi.py", line 12, in get_wsgi_application
    django.setup(set_prefix=False)
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/__init__.py", line 24, in setup
    apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py", line 122, in populate
    app_config.ready()
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/river/apps.py", line 20, in ready
    if workflows.count() == 0:
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/db/models/query.py", line 412, in count
    return self.query.get_count(using=self.db)
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/query.py", line 519, in get_count
    number = obj.get_aggregation(using, ['__count'])['__count']
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/query.py", line 504, in get_aggregation
    result = compiler.execute_sql(SINGLE)
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/db/models/sql/compiler.py", line 1173, in execute_sql
    cursor = self.connection.cursor()
  File "/Users/mac/Library/Caches/pypoetry/virtualenvs/gozeal-Lr0Dg4MF-py3.9/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/asyncio.py", line 24, in inner
    raise SynchronousOnlyOperation(message)
django.core.exceptions.SynchronousOnlyOperation: You cannot call this from an async context - use a thread or sync_to_async.

It could be great if someone can give pointers to solve this.