diff --git a/app/lib/runtime/action-runner.ts b/app/lib/runtime/action-runner.ts
index f94390be9..e38a8ce9e 100644
--- a/app/lib/runtime/action-runner.ts
+++ b/app/lib/runtime/action-runner.ts
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ export class ActionRunner {
 
     this.#updateAction(actionId, { ...action, ...data.action, executed: !isStreaming });
 
-    this.#currentExecutionPromise = this.#currentExecutionPromise
+    return this.#currentExecutionPromise = this.#currentExecutionPromise 
       .then(() => {
         return this.#executeAction(actionId, isStreaming);
       })
@@ -119,7 +119,14 @@ export class ActionRunner {
           break;
         }
         case 'start': {
-          await this.#runStartAction(action)
+          // making the start app non blocking
+
+          this.#runStartAction(action).then(()=>this.#updateAction(actionId, { status: 'complete' }))
+          .catch(()=>this.#updateAction(actionId, { status: 'failed', error: 'Action failed' }))
+          // adding a delay to avoid any race condition between 2 start actions
+          // i am up for a better approch 
+          await new Promise(resolve=>setTimeout(resolve,2000))
+          return
           break;
         }
       }
diff --git a/app/lib/stores/workbench.ts b/app/lib/stores/workbench.ts
index 8589391c8..1dbfc5b5b 100644
--- a/app/lib/stores/workbench.ts
+++ b/app/lib/stores/workbench.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export class WorkbenchStore {
   modifiedFiles = new Set<string>();
   artifactIdList: string[] = [];
   #boltTerminal: { terminal: ITerminal; process: WebContainerProcess } | undefined;
-
+  #globalExecutionQueue=Promise.resolve();
   constructor() {
     if (import.meta.hot) {
       import.meta.hot.data.artifacts = this.artifacts;
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ export class WorkbenchStore {
     }
   }
 
+  addToExecutionQueue(callback: () => Promise<void>) {
+    this.#globalExecutionQueue=this.#globalExecutionQueue.then(()=>callback())
+  }
+
   get previews() {
     return this.#previewsStore.previews;
   }
@@ -255,8 +259,11 @@ export class WorkbenchStore {
 
     this.artifacts.setKey(messageId, { ...artifact, ...state });
   }
-
-  async addAction(data: ActionCallbackData) {
+  addAction(data: ActionCallbackData) {
+    this._addAction(data)
+    // this.addToExecutionQueue(()=>this._addAction(data))
+  }
+  async _addAction(data: ActionCallbackData) {
     const { messageId } = data;
 
     const artifact = this.#getArtifact(messageId);
@@ -265,10 +272,18 @@ export class WorkbenchStore {
       unreachable('Artifact not found');
     }
 
-    artifact.runner.addAction(data);
+    return artifact.runner.addAction(data);
   }
 
-  async runAction(data: ActionCallbackData, isStreaming: boolean = false) {
+  runAction(data: ActionCallbackData, isStreaming: boolean = false) {
+    if(isStreaming) {
+      this._runAction(data, isStreaming)
+    }
+    else{
+      this.addToExecutionQueue(()=>this._runAction(data, isStreaming))
+    }
+  }
+  async _runAction(data: ActionCallbackData, isStreaming: boolean = false) {
     const { messageId } = data;
 
     const artifact = this.#getArtifact(messageId);
@@ -293,11 +308,11 @@ export class WorkbenchStore {
       this.#editorStore.updateFile(fullPath, data.action.content);
 
       if (!isStreaming) {
-        this.resetCurrentDocument();
         await artifact.runner.runAction(data);
+        this.resetAllFileModifications();
       }
     } else {
-      artifact.runner.runAction(data);
+      await artifact.runner.runAction(data);
     }
   }