From 8b78821ba4c65529d71fe080c0f354f0ab814347 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jacob Leksan <63938553+jmleksan@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 14:17:47 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Refactor file processing to use asyncio for transcribing,
 improving concurrency. (#24379)

---
 backend/open_webui/routers/files.py | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py b/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
index 7ca1c2e73f..86beeec188 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/routers/files.py
@@ -125,7 +125,13 @@ async def process_uploaded_file(
 
                 if strict_match_mime_type(stt_supported_content_types, content_type):
                     file_path_processed = await asyncio.to_thread(Storage.get_file, file_path)
-                    result = transcribe(request, file_path_processed, file_metadata, user)
+                    result = await asyncio.to_thread(
+                        transcribe,
+                        request,
+                        file_path_processed,
+                        file_metadata,
+                        user,
+                    )
 
                     await process_file(
                         request,