diff --git a/classes/bot.py b/classes/bot.py
index bbde9b2..149f930 100644
--- a/classes/bot.py
+++ b/classes/bot.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import markdown2
 import duckdb
 import tiktoken
 import asyncio
+import functools
 
 from PIL import Image
 
@@ -780,8 +781,18 @@ class GPTBot:
             chat_messages, self.max_tokens - 1, system_message=system_message)
 
         try:
-            response, tokens_used = self.chat_api.generate_chat_response(
-                chat_messages, user=room.room_id)
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.logger.log(f"Error getting event loop: {e}", "error")
+            await self.send_message(
+                room, "Something went wrong. Please try again.", True)
+            return
+
+        try:
+            chat_partial = functools.partial(self.chat_api.generate_chat_response, truncated_messages, user=room.room_id)
+            response, tokens_used = await loop.run_in_executor(None, chat_partial)
+            # response, tokens_used = self.chat_api.generate_chat_response(
+            #     chat_messages, user=room.room_id)
         except Exception as e:
             self.logger.log(f"Error generating response: {e}", "error")
             await self.send_message(
diff --git a/commands/classify.py b/commands/classify.py
index e5813ff..fba23a7 100644
--- a/commands/classify.py
+++ b/commands/classify.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import asyncio
+import functools
+
 from nio.events.room_events import RoomMessageText
 from nio.rooms import MatrixRoom
 
@@ -8,7 +11,21 @@ async def command_classify(room: MatrixRoom, event: RoomMessageText, bot):
     if prompt:
         bot.logger.log("Classifying message...")
 
-        response, tokens_used = bot.classification_api.classify_message(prompt, user=room.room_id)
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            bot.logger.log(f"Error getting event loop: {e}", "error")
+            await bot.send_message(
+                room, "Something went wrong. Please try again.", True)
+            return
+
+        try:
+            classify_partial = functools.partial(bot.classification_api.classify_message, prompt, user=room.room_id)
+            response, tokens_used = await loop.run_in_executor(None, classify_partial)
+        except Exception as e:
+            bot.logger.log(f"Error classifying message: {e}", "error")
+            await bot.send_message(room, "Sorry, I couldn't classify the message. Please try again later.", True)
+            return
 
         message = f"The message you provided seems to be of type: {response['type']}."
 
@@ -21,4 +38,4 @@ async def command_classify(room: MatrixRoom, event: RoomMessageText, bot):
 
         return
 
-    await bot.send_message(room, "You need to provide a prompt.", True)
\ No newline at end of file
+    await bot.send_message(room, "You need to provide a prompt.", True)
diff --git a/commands/imagine.py b/commands/imagine.py
index 54e6c71..90b7930 100644
--- a/commands/imagine.py
+++ b/commands/imagine.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+import asyncio
+import functools
+
 from nio.events.room_events import RoomMessageText
 from nio.rooms import MatrixRoom
 
@@ -8,7 +11,21 @@ async def command_imagine(room: MatrixRoom, event: RoomMessageText, bot):
     if prompt:
         bot.logger.log("Generating image...")
 
-        images, tokens_used = bot.image_api.generate_image(prompt, user=room.room_id)
+        try:
+            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        except Exception as e:
+            bot.logger.log(f"Error getting event loop: {e}", "error")
+            await bot.send_message(
+                room, "Something went wrong. Please try again.", True)
+            return
+
+        try:
+            image_partial = functools.partial(bot.image_api.generate_image, prompt, user=room.room_id)
+            images, tokens_used = await loop.run_in_executor(None, image_partial)
+        except Exception as e:
+            bot.logger.log(f"Error generating image: {e}", "error")
+            await bot.send_message(room, "Sorry, I couldn't generate an image. Please try again later.", True)
+            return
 
         for image in images:
             bot.logger.log(f"Sending image...")
@@ -18,4 +35,4 @@ async def command_imagine(room: MatrixRoom, event: RoomMessageText, bot):
 
         return
 
-    await bot.send_message(room, "You need to provide a prompt.", True)
\ No newline at end of file
+    await bot.send_message(room, "You need to provide a prompt.", True)