diff --git a/modules/api/api.py b/modules/api/api.py
index f10e3fe3b..d9278e9ef 100644
--- a/modules/api/api.py
+++ b/modules/api/api.py
@@ -323,19 +323,21 @@ class Api:
 
         with self.queue_lock:
             p = StableDiffusionProcessingTxt2Img(sd_model=shared.sd_model, **args)
-            p.scripts = script_runner
-            p.outpath_grids = opts.outdir_txt2img_grids
-            p.outpath_samples = opts.outdir_txt2img_samples
+            try:
+                p.scripts = script_runner
+                p.outpath_grids = opts.outdir_txt2img_grids
+                p.outpath_samples = opts.outdir_txt2img_samples
 
-            shared.state.begin()
-            if selectable_scripts is not None:
-                p.script_args = script_args
-                processed = scripts.scripts_txt2img.run(p, *p.script_args) # Need to pass args as list here
-            else:
-                p.script_args = tuple(script_args) # Need to pass args as tuple here
-                processed = process_images(p)
-            shared.state.end()
-            p.close()
+                shared.state.begin()
+                if selectable_scripts is not None:
+                    p.script_args = script_args
+                    processed = scripts.scripts_txt2img.run(p, *p.script_args) # Need to pass args as list here
+                else:
+                    p.script_args = tuple(script_args) # Need to pass args as tuple here
+                    processed = process_images(p)
+                shared.state.end()
+            finally:
+                p.close()
 
         b64images = list(map(encode_pil_to_base64, processed.images)) if send_images else []
 
@@ -380,20 +382,23 @@ class Api:
 
         with self.queue_lock:
             p = StableDiffusionProcessingImg2Img(sd_model=shared.sd_model, **args)
-            p.init_images = [decode_base64_to_image(x) for x in init_images]
-            p.scripts = script_runner
-            p.outpath_grids = opts.outdir_img2img_grids
-            p.outpath_samples = opts.outdir_img2img_samples
+            try:
+                p.init_images = [decode_base64_to_image(x) for x in init_images]
+                p.scripts = script_runner
+                p.outpath_grids = opts.outdir_img2img_grids
+                p.outpath_samples = opts.outdir_img2img_samples
 
-            shared.state.begin()
-            if selectable_scripts is not None:
-                p.script_args = script_args
-                processed = scripts.scripts_img2img.run(p, *p.script_args) # Need to pass args as list here
-            else:
-                p.script_args = tuple(script_args) # Need to pass args as tuple here
-                processed = process_images(p)
-            shared.state.end()
-            p.close()
+                shared.state.begin()
+                if selectable_scripts is not None:
+                    p.script_args = script_args
+                    processed = scripts.scripts_img2img.run(p, *p.script_args) # Need to pass args as list here
+                else:
+                    p.script_args = tuple(script_args) # Need to pass args as tuple here
+                    processed = process_images(p)
+                shared.state.end()
+
+            finally:
+                p.close()
 
         b64images = list(map(encode_pil_to_base64, processed.images)) if send_images else []