diff --git a/backend/bang/game.py b/backend/bang/game.py
index 8548b95..2f2cdca 100644
--- a/backend/bang/game.py
+++ b/backend/bang/game.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ class Game:
                 player.was_player = False
                 if len(player.available_characters) > 0:
                     player.set_available_character(player.available_characters)
-                player.bot_spin()
+                G.sio.start_background_task(player.bot_spin)
         else:
             self.player_death(player=player, disconnected=True)
         # else:
diff --git a/backend/server.py b/backend/server.py
index 21e0d16..07bfbe4 100644
--- a/backend/server.py
+++ b/backend/server.py
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ def chat_message(sid, msg, pl=None):
                     ses.is_bot = not ses.is_bot
                     if (ses.is_bot):
                         ses.was_player = True
-                    ses.bot_spin()
+                    sio.start_background_task(ses.bot_spin)
                 elif '/arcadekick' in msg and ses.game.started:
                     if not any((p.pending_action != PendingAction.WAIT for p in ses.game.players)):
                         sio.emit('chat_message', room=ses.game.name, data={'color': f'','text':f'KICKING THE ARCADE CABINET'})