diff --git a/websocket.py b/websocket.py
index 9d96a10..aabb419 100644
--- a/websocket.py
+++ b/websocket.py
@@ -15,6 +15,38 @@
 WS_CLIENTS = set()
 
 
+def tts_request(msgObj, websocket):
+    silero_wav, sample_rate = silero.tts.tts(msgObj["value"]["text"])
+    if silero_wav is not None:
+        if msgObj["value"]["to_device"]:
+            if "device_index" in msgObj["value"]:
+                silero.tts.play_audio(silero_wav, msgObj["value"]["device_index"])
+            else:
+                silero.tts.play_audio(silero_wav, settings.GetOption("device_out_index"))
+        else:
+            AnswerMessage(websocket, json.dumps({"type": "tts_result", "wav_data": silero_wav.tolist(), "sample_rate": sample_rate}))
+            if msgObj["value"]["download"]:
+                wav_data = silero.tts.return_wav_file_binary(silero_wav)
+                wav_data = base64.b64encode(wav_data).decode('utf-8')
+                AnswerMessage(websocket, json.dumps({"type": "tts_save", "wav_data": wav_data}))
+    else:
+        print("TTS failed")
+
+
+def flan_req(msgObj, websocket):
+    flan_result = flanLanguageModel.flan.encode(msgObj["text"])
+    BroadcastMessage(json.dumps({"type": "flan_result", "flan_result": flan_result}))
+
+
+def ocr_req(msgObj, websocket):
+    window_name = settings.GetOption("ocr_window_name")
+    ocr_result = easyocr.run_image_processing(window_name, ['en', msgObj["value"]["ocr_lang"]])
+    translate_result, txt_from_lang, txt_to_lang = (texttranslate.TranslateLanguage(" -- ".join(ocr_result), msgObj["value"]["from_lang"], msgObj["value"]["to_lang"]))
+    AnswerMessage(websocket, json.dumps(
+        {"type": "translate_result", "original_text": "\n".join(ocr_result), "translate_result": "\n".join(translate_result.split(" -- ")), "txt_from_lang": txt_from_lang,
+         "txt_to_lang": txt_to_lang}))
+
+
 def websocketMessageHandler(msgObj, websocket):
     if msgObj["type"] == "setting_change":
         settings.SetOption(msgObj["name"], msgObj["value"])
@@ -27,33 +59,16 @@ def websocketMessageHandler(msgObj, websocket):
     if msgObj["type"] == "translate_req":
         if msgObj["value"]["to_lang"] != "":  # if to_lang is empty, don't translate
             translate_result, txt_from_lang, txt_to_lang = texttranslate.TranslateLanguage(msgObj["value"]["text"], msgObj["value"]["from_lang"], msgObj["value"]["to_lang"])
-            BroadcastMessage(json.dumps({"type": "translate_result", "translate_result": translate_result, "txt_from_lang": txt_from_lang, "txt_to_lang": txt_to_lang}))
+            AnswerMessage(websocket, json.dumps({"type": "translate_result", "translate_result": translate_result, "txt_from_lang": txt_from_lang, "txt_to_lang": txt_to_lang}))
 
     if msgObj["type"] == "ocr_req":
-        window_name = settings.GetOption("ocr_window_name")
-        ocr_result = easyocr.run_image_processing(window_name, ['en', msgObj["value"]["ocr_lang"]])
-        translate_result, txt_from_lang, txt_to_lang = (texttranslate.TranslateLanguage(" -- ".join(ocr_result), msgObj["value"]["from_lang"], msgObj["value"]["to_lang"]))
-        BroadcastMessage(json.dumps(
-            {"type": "translate_result", "original_text": "\n".join(ocr_result), "translate_result": "\n".join(translate_result.split(" -- ")), "txt_from_lang": txt_from_lang,
-             "txt_to_lang": txt_to_lang}))
+        ocr_thread = threading.Thread(target=ocr_req, args=(msgObj, websocket))
+        ocr_thread.start()
 
     if msgObj["type"] == "tts_req":
         if silero.init():
-            silero_wav, sample_rate = silero.tts.tts(msgObj["value"]["text"])
-            if silero_wav is not None:
-                if msgObj["value"]["to_device"]:
-                    if "device_index" in msgObj["value"]:
-                        silero.tts.play_audio(silero_wav, msgObj["value"]["device_index"])
-                    else:
-                        silero.tts.play_audio(silero_wav, settings.GetOption("device_out_index"))
-                else:
-                    AnswerMessage(websocket, json.dumps({"type": "tts_result", "wav_data": silero_wav.tolist(), "sample_rate": sample_rate}))
-                    if msgObj["value"]["download"]:
-                        wav_data = silero.tts.return_wav_file_binary(silero_wav)
-                        wav_data = base64.b64encode(wav_data).decode('utf-8')
-                        AnswerMessage(websocket, json.dumps({"type": "tts_save", "wav_data": wav_data}))
-            else:
-                print("TTS failed")
+            tts_thread = threading.Thread(target=tts_request, args=(msgObj, websocket))
+            tts_thread.start()
 
     if msgObj["type"] == "tts_voice_save_req":
         if silero.init():
@@ -61,8 +76,8 @@ def websocketMessageHandler(msgObj, websocket):
 
     if msgObj["type"] == "flan_req":
         if flanLanguageModel.init():
-            flan_result = flanLanguageModel.flan.encode(msgObj["text"])
-            BroadcastMessage(json.dumps({"type": "flan_result", "flan_result": flan_result}))
+            flan_thread = threading.Thread(target=flan_req, args=msgObj)
+            flan_thread.start()
 
     if msgObj["type"] == "get_windows_list":
         windows_list = WindowCapture.list_window_names()