diff --git a/crates/llama-cpp-bindings/src/lib.rs b/crates/llama-cpp-bindings/src/lib.rs
index 207fd3d6204b..d1bc877d3387 100644
--- a/crates/llama-cpp-bindings/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/llama-cpp-bindings/src/lib.rs
@@ -114,22 +114,22 @@ impl AsyncTextInferenceEngine {
     ) -> BoxStream<String> {
         let stop_condition = self.stop_condition_factory.create(prompt, options.language);
 
-        let (tx, mut rx) = channel::<String>(4);
-        {
-            let mut engine = self.engine.lock().await;
-
-            let mut request_id = self.next_request_id.lock().await;
+        let request_id = self.alloc_request_id().await;
+        let mut rx = {
+            let (tx, rx) = channel::<String>(4);
             self.requests
                 .lock()
                 .await
-                .insert(*request_id, InferenceRequest { tx, stop_condition });
+                .insert(request_id, InferenceRequest { tx, stop_condition });
+            rx
+        };
+
+        {
+            let mut engine = self.engine.lock().await;
             engine
                 .as_mut()
                 .unwrap()
-                .add_request(*request_id, prompt, options.max_input_length);
-
-            // 2048 should be large enough to avoid collision.
-            *request_id = (*request_id + 1) % 2048;
+                .add_request(request_id, prompt, options.max_input_length);
         }
 
         let s = stream! {
@@ -147,6 +147,16 @@ impl AsyncTextInferenceEngine {
 
         Box::pin(s)
     }
+
+    async fn alloc_request_id(&self) -> u32 {
+        let mut request_id = self.next_request_id.lock().await;
+        let ret: u32 = *request_id;
+
+        // 2048 should be large enough to avoid collision.
+        *request_id = (*request_id + 1) % 2048;
+
+        ret
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Builder, Debug)]