diff --git a/agent/canvas.py b/agent/canvas.py
index 5344d70c3..59f9e95cf 100644
--- a/agent/canvas.py
+++ b/agent/canvas.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import json
 import logging
 import re
 import time
+import asyncio
+import threading
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from copy import deepcopy
 from functools import partial
@@ -402,19 +404,21 @@ class Canvas(Graph):
         yield decorate("workflow_started", {"inputs": kwargs.get("inputs")})
         self.retrieval.append({"chunks": {}, "doc_aggs": {}})
 
-        def _run_batch(f, t):
+        async def _run_batch(f, t):
             if self.is_canceled():
                 msg = f"Task {self.task_id} has been canceled during batch execution."
                 logging.info(msg)
                 raise TaskCanceledException(msg)
 
-            with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5) as executor:
-                thr = []
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+            tasks = []
+            executor = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=5)
+            try:
                 i = f
                 while i < t:
                     cpn = self.get_component_obj(self.path[i])
                     if cpn.component_name.lower() in ["begin", "userfillup"]:
-                        thr.append(executor.submit(cpn.invoke, inputs=kwargs.get("inputs", {})))
+                        tasks.append(loop.run_in_executor(executor, partial(cpn.invoke, inputs=kwargs.get("inputs", {}))))
                         i += 1
                     else:
                         for _, ele in cpn.get_input_elements().items():
@@ -423,10 +427,11 @@ class Canvas(Graph):
                                 t -= 1
                                 break
                         else:
-                            thr.append(executor.submit(cpn.invoke, **cpn.get_input()))
+                            tasks.append(loop.run_in_executor(executor, partial(cpn.invoke, **cpn.get_input())))
                             i += 1
-                for t in thr:
-                    t.result()
+                await asyncio.gather(*tasks)
+            finally:
+                executor.shutdown(wait=False)
 
         def _node_finished(cpn_obj):
             return decorate("node_finished",{
@@ -453,7 +458,7 @@ class Canvas(Graph):
                     "component_type": self.get_component_type(self.path[i]),
                     "thoughts": self.get_component_thoughts(self.path[i])
                 })
-            _run_batch(idx, to)
+            await _run_batch(idx, to)
             to = len(self.path)
             # post processing of components invocation
             for i in range(idx, to):
@@ -462,7 +467,24 @@ class Canvas(Graph):
                 if cpn_obj.component_name.lower() == "message":
                     if isinstance(cpn_obj.output("content"), partial):
                         _m = ""
-                        for m in cpn_obj.output("content")():
+                        def generator_producer(gen, q, loop):
+                            try:
+                                for item in gen:
+                                    loop.call_soon_threadsafe(q.put_nowait, item)
+                            except Exception:
+                                logging.exception("Error in generator producer")
+                            finally:
+                                loop.call_soon_threadsafe(q.put_nowait, None)
+
+                        q = asyncio.Queue()
+                        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
+                        gen = cpn_obj.output("content")()
+                        threading.Thread(target=generator_producer, args=(gen, q, loop)).start()
+
+                        while True:
+                            m = await q.get()
+                            if m is None:
+                                break
                             if not m:
                                 continue
                             if m == "<think>":