diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index 679863921..a10bd608a 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -506,13 +506,12 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
 
         // now the real generation begins: cycle through every activated character
         for (const chId of activatedMembers) {
+            deactivateSendButtons();
             isGenerationDone = false;
             const generateType = type == "swipe" || type == "impersonate" || type == "quiet" ? type : "group_chat";
             setCharacterId(chId);
             setCharacterName(characters[chId].name)
 
-            await Generate(generateType, { automatic_trigger: by_auto_mode, ...(params || {}) });
-
             if (type !== "swipe" && type !== "impersonate" && !isMultigenEnabled() && !isStreamingEnabled()) {
                 // update indicator and scroll down
                 typingIndicator
@@ -524,6 +523,8 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
                 });
             }
 
+            Generate(generateType, { automatic_trigger: by_auto_mode, ...(params || {}) });
+
             // TODO: This is awful. Refactor this
             while (true) {
                 deactivateSendButtons();
@@ -606,7 +607,6 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
                     break;
                 }
             }
-
         }
     } finally {
         // hide and reapply the indicator to the bottom of the list