diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index 8f7baebb4..6c956836c 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -3335,7 +3335,6 @@ function removeLastMessage() {
  */
 export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage, quietName } = {}, dryRun = false) {
     console.log('Generate entered');
-    await eventSource.emit(event_types.GENERATION_STARTED, type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage }, dryRun);
     setGenerationProgress(0);
     generation_started = new Date();
 
@@ -3358,6 +3357,8 @@ export async function Generate(type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_pro
         }
     }
 
+    await eventSource.emit(event_types.GENERATION_STARTED, type, { automatic_trigger, force_name2, quiet_prompt, quietToLoud, skipWIAN, force_chid, signal, quietImage }, dryRun);
+
     if (main_api == 'kobold' && kai_settings.streaming_kobold && !kai_flags.can_use_streaming) {
         toastr.error('Streaming is enabled, but the version of Kobold used does not support token streaming.', undefined, { timeOut: 10000, preventDuplicates: true });
         unblockGeneration(type);