diff --git a/Sources/App/Assist/AssistView.swift b/Sources/App/Assist/AssistView.swift
index 3e6190907..3231bc80f 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Assist/AssistView.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Assist/AssistView.swift
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ struct AssistView: View {
         .navigationViewStyle(.stack)
         .onAppear {
             assistSession.inProgress = true
-            viewModel.onAppear()
+            viewModel.initialRoutine()
         }
         .onDisappear {
             assistSession.inProgress = false
diff --git a/Sources/App/Assist/AssistViewModel.swift b/Sources/App/Assist/AssistViewModel.swift
index 1618530d2..d3a036ac1 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Assist/AssistViewModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Assist/AssistViewModel.swift
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ final class AssistViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     private var assistService: AssistServiceProtocol
     private(set) var autoStartRecording: Bool
     private(set) var audioTask: Task<Void, Error>?
+    private(set) var routineTask: Task<Void, Error>?
 
     private(set) var canSendAudioData = false
 
@@ -43,31 +44,27 @@ final class AssistViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     }
 
     @MainActor
-    func onAppear() {
+    func initialRoutine() {
         AssistSession.shared.delegate = self
-        checkForAutoRecordingAndStart()
-        fetchPipelines()
+        routineTask?.cancel()
+        routineTask = Task.detached { [weak self] in
+            await self?.fetchPipelines()
+            self?.checkForAutoRecordingAndStart()
+        }
     }
 
     func onDisappear() {
         audioRecorder.stopRecording()
         audioPlayer.pause()
         audioTask?.cancel()
+        routineTask?.cancel()
     }
 
     @MainActor
     func assistWithText() {
         audioPlayer.pause()
         stopStreaming()
-
-        guard !inputText.isEmpty else { return }
-        guard !pipelines.isEmpty, !preferredPipelineId.isEmpty else {
-            fetchPipelines()
-            return
-        }
-
         assistService.assist(source: .text(input: inputText, pipelineId: preferredPipelineId))
-
         appendToChat(.init(content: inputText, itemType: .input))
         inputText = ""
     }
@@ -85,7 +82,7 @@ final class AssistViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         inputText = ""
 
         audioRecorder.startRecording()
-        // Wait untill green light from recorder delegate 'didStartRecording'
+        // Wait until green light from recorder delegate 'didStartRecording'
     }
 
     private func startAssistAudioPipeline(audioSampleRate: Double) {
@@ -108,18 +105,22 @@ final class AssistViewModel: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     }
 
     @MainActor
-    private func fetchPipelines() {
+    private func fetchPipelines() async {
         showScreenLoader = true
-        assistService.fetchPipelines { [weak self] response in
-            self?.showScreenLoader = false
-            guard let self, let response else {
-                self?.showError(message: L10n.Assist.Error.pipelinesResponse)
-                return
-            }
-            if preferredPipelineId.isEmpty {
-                preferredPipelineId = response.preferredPipeline
+        await withCheckedContinuation { [weak self] continuation in
+            self?.assistService.fetchPipelines { [weak self] response in
+                self?.showScreenLoader = false
+                guard let self, let response else {
+                    self?.showError(message: L10n.Assist.Error.pipelinesResponse)
+                    continuation.resume()
+                    return
+                }
+                if preferredPipelineId.isEmpty {
+                    preferredPipelineId = response.preferredPipeline
+                }
+                pipelines = response.pipelines
+                continuation.resume()
             }
-            pipelines = response.pipelines
         }
     }
 
@@ -216,7 +217,7 @@ extension AssistViewModel: AssistSessionDelegate {
             }
             preferredPipelineId = context.pipelineId
             autoStartRecording = context.autoStartRecording
-            onAppear()
+            initialRoutine()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/AssistViewModel.test.swift b/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/AssistViewModel.test.swift
index 39c27960e..24b66b759 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/AssistViewModel.test.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/AssistViewModel.test.swift
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ final class AssistViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     @MainActor
-    func testOnAppearFetchPipelines() {
-        sut.onAppear()
+    func testOnAppearFetchPipelines() async throws {
+        sut.initialRoutine()
+        mockAssistService.pipelineResponse = .init(preferredPipeline: "", pipelines: [])
+        try await sut.routineTask?.value
         XCTAssert(mockAssistService.fetchPipelinesCalled)
         XCTAssertEqual(AssistSession.shared.delegate.debugDescription, sut.debugDescription)
     }
@@ -37,7 +39,10 @@ final class AssistViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
     @MainActor
     func testOnAppearAutoStartRecording() async throws {
         sut = makeSut(autoStartRecording: true)
-        sut.onAppear()
+        mockAssistService.pipelineResponse = .init(preferredPipeline: "", pipelines: [])
+
+        sut.initialRoutine()
+        try await sut.routineTask?.value
         try await sut.audioTask?.value
         XCTAssertNotNil(sut.audioTask)
         XCTAssertTrue(mockAudioPlayer.pauseCalled)
@@ -47,14 +52,17 @@ final class AssistViewModelTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 
     @MainActor
-    func testOnDisappear() {
+    func testOnDisappear() async throws {
         sut = makeSut(autoStartRecording: true)
-        sut.onAppear()
-        sut.onDisappear()
 
+        sut.initialRoutine()
+        try await sut.routineTask?.value
+        try await sut.audioTask?.value
+        sut.onDisappear()
         XCTAssertTrue(mockAudioRecorder.stopRecordingCalled)
         XCTAssertTrue(mockAudioPlayer.pauseCalled)
         XCTAssertTrue(sut.audioTask!.isCancelled)
+        XCTAssertTrue(sut.routineTask!.isCancelled)
     }
 
     @MainActor
diff --git a/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/Mocks/MockAssistService.swift b/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/Mocks/MockAssistService.swift
index 5c32a9b44..a5295517b 100644
--- a/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/Mocks/MockAssistService.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/Assist/Tests/Mocks/MockAssistService.swift
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import Shared
 
 final class MockAssistService: AssistServiceProtocol {
     weak var delegate: AssistServiceDelegate?
-    var fetchPipelinesCompletion: ((PipelineResponse?) -> Void)?
+    var pipelineResponse: PipelineResponse?
     var fetchPipelinesCalled: Bool = false
     var sendAudioDataCalled: Bool = false
     var assistSource: AssistSource?
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ final class MockAssistService: AssistServiceProtocol {
 
     func fetchPipelines(completion: @escaping (PipelineResponse?) -> Void) {
         fetchPipelinesCalled = true
-        fetchPipelinesCompletion = completion
+        completion(pipelineResponse)
     }
 
     func assist(source: AssistSource) {
diff --git a/Sources/App/WebView/IncomingURLHandler.swift b/Sources/App/WebView/IncomingURLHandler.swift
index 64926c79a..4c13417d4 100644
--- a/Sources/App/WebView/IncomingURLHandler.swift
+++ b/Sources/App/WebView/IncomingURLHandler.swift
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class IncomingURLHandler {
         Current.Log.info(userActivity)
 
         if let assistInAppIntent = userActivity.interaction?.intent as? AssistInAppIntent {
-            guard let server = Current.servers.server(for: assistInAppIntent) else { return false }
+            guard let server = Current.servers.server(for: assistInAppIntent) ?? Current.servers.all.first else { return false }
             let pipeline = assistInAppIntent.pipeline
             let autoStartRecording = Bool(exactly: assistInAppIntent.withVoice ?? 0) ?? false
 
diff --git a/Sources/Shared/Intents/AssistInApp/AssistModel.swift b/Sources/Shared/Intents/AssistInApp/AssistModel.swift
index 40ed47c26..99d502b8d 100644
--- a/Sources/Shared/Intents/AssistInApp/AssistModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/Shared/Intents/AssistInApp/AssistModel.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ public struct PipelineResponse: HADataDecodable {
         self.preferredPipeline = try data.decode("preferred_pipeline")
         self.pipelines = try data.decode("pipelines")
     }
+
+    public init(preferredPipeline: String, pipelines: [Pipeline]) {
+        self.preferredPipeline = preferredPipeline
+        self.pipelines = pipelines
+    }
 }
 
 public struct Pipeline: HADataDecodable {