diff --git a/runware/base.py b/runware/base.py
index 8a72115..5e1b138 100644
--- a/runware/base.py
+++ b/runware/base.py
@@ -595,20 +595,21 @@ async def _requestImages(
             "numberResults": image_remaining,
         }
 
+        let_lis = await self.listenToImages(
+            onPartialImages=on_partial_images,
+            taskUUID=task_uuid,
+            groupKey=LISTEN_TO_IMAGES_KEY.REQUEST_IMAGES,
+        )
+
         await self.send([new_request_object])
 
         if new_request_object.get("webhookURL"):
+            let_lis["destroy"]()
             return await self._handleWebhookAcknowledgment(
                 task_uuid=task_uuid,
                 task_type="imageInference",
                 debug_key="image-inference-webhook"
             )
-
-        let_lis = await self.listenToImages(
-            onPartialImages=on_partial_images,
-            taskUUID=task_uuid,
-            groupKey=LISTEN_TO_IMAGES_KEY.REQUEST_IMAGES,
-        )
         images = await self.getSimililarImage(
             taskUUID=task_uuids,
             numberOfImages=number_of_images,