diff --git a/packages/hub/src/app/ai/api/create/route.ts b/packages/hub/src/app/ai/api/create/route.ts
index 17a3e0502a..516a9cc5c5 100644
--- a/packages/hub/src/app/ai/api/create/route.ts
+++ b/packages/hub/src/app/ai/api/create/route.ts
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ export async function POST(req: Request) {
 
     saveWorkflowToDbOnUpdates(workflow);
 
-    const stream = workflow.runAsStream();
-
     // this is async but we don't need to wait for it
     createDbWorkflow(workflow, user);
 
+    const stream = workflow.runAsStream();
+
     return new Response(stream as ReadableStream, {
       headers: {
         "Content-Type": "text/event-stream",