diff --git a/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/containers/app.js b/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/containers/app.js
index dba6d1383..99724de53 100644
--- a/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/containers/app.js
+++ b/packages/insomnia-app/app/ui/containers/app.js
@@ -713,15 +713,15 @@ class App extends PureComponent {
           </div>
         ),
       });
+    } finally {
+      // Unset active response because we just made a new one
+      await App._updateRequestMetaByParentId(requestId, {
+        activeResponseId: null,
+      });
+
+      // Stop loading
+      handleStopLoading(requestId);
     }
-
-    // Unset active response because we just made a new one
-    await App._updateRequestMetaByParentId(requestId, {
-      activeResponseId: null,
-    });
-
-    // Stop loading
-    handleStopLoading(requestId);
   }
 
   async _handleSendRequestWithEnvironment(requestId, environmentId) {