diff --git a/api/core/app/task_pipeline/message_cycle_manager.py b/api/core/app/task_pipeline/message_cycle_manager.py
index cc4f97ad94..536ab02eae 100644
--- a/api/core/app/task_pipeline/message_cycle_manager.py
+++ b/api/core/app/task_pipeline/message_cycle_manager.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import hashlib
 import logging
-import time
-from threading import Thread
+from threading import Thread, Timer
 from typing import Union
 
 from flask import Flask, current_app
@@ -96,9 +95,9 @@ class MessageCycleManager:
         if auto_generate_conversation_name and is_first_message:
             # start generate thread
             # time.sleep not block other logic
-            time.sleep(1)
-            thread = Thread(
-                target=self._generate_conversation_name_worker,
+            thread = Timer(
+                1,
+                self._generate_conversation_name_worker,
                 kwargs={
                     "flask_app": current_app._get_current_object(),  # type: ignore
                     "conversation_id": conversation_id,
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/app/apps/test_advanced_chat_app_generator.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/app/apps/test_advanced_chat_app_generator.py
index f0d9afc0db..a25e3ec3f5 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/app/apps/test_advanced_chat_app_generator.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/app/apps/test_advanced_chat_app_generator.py
@@ -124,12 +124,12 @@ def test_message_cycle_manager_uses_new_conversation_flag(monkeypatch):
         def start(self):
             self.started = True
 
-    def fake_thread(**kwargs):
+    def fake_thread(*args, **kwargs):
         thread = DummyThread(**kwargs)
         captured["thread"] = thread
         return thread
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(message_cycle_manager, "Thread", fake_thread)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(message_cycle_manager, "Timer", fake_thread)
 
     manager = MessageCycleManager(application_generate_entity=entity, task_state=MagicMock())
     thread = manager.generate_conversation_name(conversation_id="existing-conversation-id", query="hello")