diff --git a/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go b/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
index 42cdca1f..62056e56 100644
--- a/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
+++ b/wavesrv/pkg/cmdrunner/cmdrunner.go
@@ -2939,7 +2939,7 @@ func OpenAICommand(ctx context.Context, pk *scpacket.FeCommandPacketType) (scbus
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("openai error, prompt string is blank")
 	}
 	update := scbus.MakeUpdatePacket()
-	sstore.IncrementNumRunningCmds_Update(update, cmd.ScreenId, 1)
+	go sstore.IncrementNumRunningCmds(cmd.ScreenId, 1)
 	line, err := sstore.AddOpenAILine(ctx, ids.ScreenId, DefaultUserId, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot add new line: %v", err)
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ func addLineForCmd(ctx context.Context, metaCmd string, shouldFocus bool, ids re
 	sstore.AddLineUpdate(update, rtnLine, cmd)
 	update.AddUpdate(*screen)
 	if cmd.Status == sstore.CmdStatusRunning {
-		sstore.IncrementNumRunningCmds_Update(update, cmd.ScreenId, 1)
+		go sstore.IncrementNumRunningCmds(cmd.ScreenId, 1)
 	}
 	updateHistoryContext(ctx, rtnLine, cmd, cmd.FeState)
 	return update, nil
diff --git a/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/dbops.go b/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/dbops.go
index 17e4b438..ca35f87a 100644
--- a/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/dbops.go
+++ b/wavesrv/pkg/sstore/dbops.go
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ func UpdateCmdDoneInfo(ctx context.Context, update *scbus.ModelUpdatePacketType,
 		// This is not a fatal error, so just log it
 		log.Printf("error setting status indicator level after done packet: %v\n", err)
 	}
-	IncrementNumRunningCmds_Update(update, screenId, -1)
+	go IncrementNumRunningCmds(screenId, -1)
 	return nil
 }