diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5aca2a1..8b4dd40 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 # Jainy Bot Changelog
 
-## Version v1.1.0
+## Version v1.1.1
 
-**Features**
+**Fixes**
 
-- Added dalle command to generate images via ai
+- Fixed synchronous code blocking discord health check
 
 **Dev Deps**
 
+- removed requests lib for aiohttp to handle async requests
+
+## Version v1.1.0
+**Features**
+- Added dalle command to generate images via ai
+
+**Dev Deps**
 - added requests for api calls
 
 ## Version v1.0.0
diff --git a/jainy_bot/commands/dalle.py b/jainy_bot/commands/dalle.py
index 7901c6d..72329a6 100644
--- a/jainy_bot/commands/dalle.py
+++ b/jainy_bot/commands/dalle.py
@@ -1,14 +1,26 @@
 import base64
 from io import BytesIO
 
+import aiohttp
 import discord
-import requests
 from discord.ext import commands
 from loguru import logger
 
 from config import DALLE_API_URL
 
 
+async def make_api_request(payload: dict) -> dict or None:
+    async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
+        async with session.post(DALLE_API_URL, json=payload) as response:
+            if response.status == 200:
+                logger.info(f'Successfully contacted Dalle Api')
+                payload = await response.json()
+                return payload
+            else:
+                logger.error(f'Dalle Server responded with status = {response.status}')
+                return None
+
+
 class Dalle(commands.Cog, name="Dalle"):
     def __init__(self, bot: commands.bot):
         self.bot = bot
@@ -23,12 +35,12 @@ async def dalle(self, ctx: commands.Context, prompt: str):
         }
 
         await ctx.send(f'{ctx.author.mention} hang tight I\'m checking with Dall-E')
-        response = requests.post(DALLE_API_URL, json=payload)
+        response = await make_api_request(payload)
 
-        if response.status_code == 200:
+        if response:
             logger.info(f"Dalle image created successfully")
             await ctx.send(f'{ctx.author.mention} generating image please wait')
-            data = response.json()
+            data = response
             images = data['images']
             files = []
 
@@ -43,6 +55,4 @@ async def dalle(self, ctx: commands.Context, prompt: str):
                 embed=discord.Embed(title=f'{prompt} requested by {ctx.author}')
             )
         else:
-            logger.error(
-                f'Error creating a Dalle image with prompt: {prompt} server responded with status = {response.status_code}')
             await ctx.send('Could not generate images')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 2400404..b970d70 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,18 @@
+aiohttp==3.9.4
+aiosignal==1.3.1
+anyio==4.3.0
+attrs==23.2.0
+certifi==2024.2.2
+charset-normalizer==3.3.2
 discord==2.3.2
+discord.py==2.3.2
+frozenlist==1.4.1
+h11==0.14.0
+httpcore==1.0.5
+httpx==0.27.0
+idna==3.7
 loguru==0.7.2
-requests~=2.31.0
+multidict==6.0.5
+sniffio==1.3.1
+urllib3==2.2.1
+yarl==1.9.4