diff --git a/packages/ui/src/stores/instances.ts b/packages/ui/src/stores/instances.ts
index e3bada69..0b1c5d2d 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/stores/instances.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/stores/instances.ts
@@ -720,14 +720,11 @@ async function stopInstance(id: string) {
   if (!instance) return
 
   releaseInstanceResources(id)
+  removeInstance(id)
 
-  try {
-    await serverApi.deleteWorkspace(id)
-  } catch (error) {
+  serverApi.deleteWorkspace(id).catch((error) => {
     log.error("Failed to stop workspace", error)
-  }
-
-  removeInstance(id)
+  })
 }
 
 async function fetchLspStatus(instanceId: string): Promise<LspStatus[] | undefined> {