diff --git a/internal/environment/environment.go b/internal/environment/environment.go
index 6de0c46..5f01c5c 100644
--- a/internal/environment/environment.go
+++ b/internal/environment/environment.go
@@ -234,10 +234,12 @@ func (n *NomadEnvironment) UpdateRunnerSpecs(apiClient nomad.ExecutorAPI) error
 func (n *NomadEnvironment) Sample(apiClient nomad.ExecutorAPI) (runner.Runner, bool) {
 	r, ok := n.idleRunners.Sample()
 	if ok {
-		err := n.createRunner(apiClient)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.WithError(err).WithField("environmentID", n.ID()).Error("Couldn't create new runner for claimed one")
-		}
+		go func() {
+			err := n.createRunner(apiClient)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).WithField("environmentID", n.ID()).Error("Couldn't create new runner for claimed one")
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 	return r, ok
 }
diff --git a/internal/runner/manager.go b/internal/runner/manager.go
index 0bf5cc1..dab5abd 100644
--- a/internal/runner/manager.go
+++ b/internal/runner/manager.go
@@ -141,15 +141,18 @@ func (m *NomadRunnerManager) Claim(environmentID dto.EnvironmentID, duration int
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, ErrUnknownExecutionEnvironment
 	}
+	log.Debug("Before Sample")
 	runner, ok := environment.Sample(m.apiClient)
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, ErrNoRunnersAvailable
 	}
 	m.usedRunners.Add(runner)
+	log.Debug("Before Mark Runner As Used")
 	err := m.apiClient.MarkRunnerAsUsed(runner.ID(), duration)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("can't mark runner as used: %w", err)
 	}
+	log.Debug("After Mark Runner As Used")
 
 	runner.SetupTimeout(time.Duration(duration) * time.Second)
 	return runner, nil