diff --git a/src/api.rs b/src/api.rs
index e174d6c..82673ff 100644
--- a/src/api.rs
+++ b/src/api.rs
@@ -110,12 +110,16 @@ impl OllamaChat {
     pub async fn complete(
         chat: Arc<RwLock<OllamaChat>>,
     ) -> anyhow::Result<impl Stream<Item = anyhow::Result<String>>> {
-        let mut chat = chat.write().await;
-        let body = serde_json::to_string(chat.deref())?;
-        println!("Sending: {}", body);
+        {
+            let mut chat = chat.write().await;
+            let body = serde_json::to_string(chat.deref())?;
+            println!("Sending: {}", body);
 
-        let msg = Arc::new(RwLock::new(String::from("")));
-        chat.current_message = Some(msg.clone());
+            let msg = Arc::new(RwLock::new(String::from("")));
+            chat.current_message = Some(msg.clone());
+        }
+
+        let chat = chat.read().await;
 
         let request = chat
             .client