diff --git a/src/task-scheduler.ts b/src/task-scheduler.ts
index f216e12..d0abd2e 100644
--- a/src/task-scheduler.ts
+++ b/src/task-scheduler.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ async function runTask(
         }
         if (streamedOutput.status === 'success') {
           deps.queue.notifyIdle(task.chat_jid);
+          scheduleClose(); // Close promptly even when result is null (e.g. IPC-only tasks)
         }
         if (streamedOutput.status === 'error') {
           error = streamedOutput.error || 'Unknown error';