diff --git a/internal/webhook_server.go b/internal/webhook_server.go
index 91a6dfda..637b0ad3 100644
--- a/internal/webhook_server.go
+++ b/internal/webhook_server.go
@@ -90,13 +90,12 @@ func (h *webhookInteractionHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Req
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
 	}
 	c := make(chan interface{})
-	h.webhookServer.Disgo().EventManager().Handle(api.InteractionCreateWebhookEvent, rawBody, c)
+	go h.webhookServer.Disgo().EventManager().Handle(api.InteractionCreateWebhookEvent, rawBody, c)
 
-	response := <-c
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 
-	err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(response)
+	err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(<-c)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Errorf("error writing body: %s", err)
 	}