diff --git a/src/main/java/ee/carlrobert/codegpt/completions/ToolwindowChatCompletionRequestHandler.java b/src/main/java/ee/carlrobert/codegpt/completions/ToolwindowChatCompletionRequestHandler.java
index 4505bbaa..891ce84c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ee/carlrobert/codegpt/completions/ToolwindowChatCompletionRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ee/carlrobert/codegpt/completions/ToolwindowChatCompletionRequestHandler.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package ee.carlrobert.codegpt.completions;
 
+import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
 import ee.carlrobert.codegpt.settings.GeneralSettings;
 import ee.carlrobert.codegpt.telemetry.TelemetryAction;
 import ee.carlrobert.llm.client.openai.completion.ErrorDetails;
@@ -16,15 +17,17 @@ public class ToolwindowChatCompletionRequestHandler {
   }
 
   public void call(ChatCompletionParameters callParameters) {
-    try {
-      eventSource = startCall(callParameters);
-    } catch (TotalUsageExceededException e) {
-      completionResponseEventListener.handleTokensExceeded(
-          callParameters.getConversation(),
-          callParameters.getMessage());
-    } finally {
-      sendInfo(callParameters);
-    }
+    ApplicationManager.getApplication().executeOnPooledThread(() -> {
+      try {
+        eventSource = startCall(callParameters);
+      } catch (TotalUsageExceededException e) {
+        completionResponseEventListener.handleTokensExceeded(
+            callParameters.getConversation(),
+            callParameters.getMessage());
+      } finally {
+        sendInfo(callParameters);
+      }
+    });
   }
 
   public void cancel() {