diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 2059f53..6f829e4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def mqtt_on_message(client, userdata, msg):
 
 
 def mqtt_handle_message(filename):
-    # Transcribe audio if the talkgroup is one we're interested in
     talkgroup = int(filename.split("-")[0])
 
     if check_tg(talkgroup):
@@ -52,8 +51,15 @@ def mqtt_handle_message(filename):
 
         # fire off discord notification unless there's no transcription text
         if fulltext:
-            asyncio.run(send_discord_webhook(talkgroup, filename, fulltext))
-            logging.info(f"Transcription of {filename}: {fulltext}")
+            try:
+                # Set up a new event loop for this thread
+                new_loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+                asyncio.set_event_loop(new_loop)
+                new_loop.run_until_complete(send_discord_webhook(talkgroup, filename, fulltext))
+                new_loop.close()
+                logging.info(f"Transcription of {filename}: {fulltext}")
+            except Exception as e:
+                logging.error(f"Failed to send Discord webhook: {e}")
 
         if not fulltext:
             logging.info(f"Transcription of {filename}: No text found.")