diff --git a/app/bot.py b/app/bot.py
index fdf9bc11..dff2150d 100755
--- a/app/bot.py
+++ b/app/bot.py
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ async def on_message(ctx):
         }
         headers = {"Content-Type": "application/json"}
 
+        await ctx.channel.trigger_typing()
         response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
         answer = response.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"]