diff --git a/library/waku_context.nim b/library/waku_context.nim
index fc6b1258b..6a6422d02 100644
--- a/library/waku_context.nim
+++ b/library/waku_context.nim
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ proc wakuThreadBody(ctx: ptr WakuContext) {.thread.} =
         error "waku thread could not receive a request"
         continue
 
+      ## Handle the request
+      echo "--------------- before asyncSpawn"
+      asyncSpawn WakuThreadRequest.process(request, addr waku)
+      echo "------------- after asyncSpawn"
+
       echo "----------- wakuThreadBody 7 sending sync"
       let fireRes = ctx.reqReceivedSignal.fireSync()
       echo "----------- wakuThreadBody after sending sync"
@@ -199,11 +204,6 @@ proc wakuThreadBody(ctx: ptr WakuContext) {.thread.} =
         echo "----------- failed sending sync"
         error "could not fireSync back to requester thread", error = fireRes.error
 
-      ## Handle the request
-      echo "--------------- before asyncSpawn"
-      asyncSpawn WakuThreadRequest.process(request, addr waku)
-      echo "------------- after asyncSpawn"
-
   waitFor wakuRun(ctx)
 
 proc createWakuContext*(): Result[ptr WakuContext, string] =