diff --git a/api/user.go b/api/user.go
index b650c58..fa6be9f 100644
--- a/api/user.go
+++ b/api/user.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func UserHandler(ctx context.Context, driver neo4j.DriverWithContext, e621Client
 		}
 
 		// Perform further processing with the username
-		services.ScrapeUser(ctx, driver, *e621Client, username)
+		go services.ScrapeUser(ctx, driver, *e621Client, username)
 
 		// Send a response
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)