diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index d1b9b952d4..c743b84864 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -5171,19 +5171,23 @@ void Application::toggleLogDialog() {
 }
 
 void Application::takeSnapshot(bool notify, float aspectRatio) {
-    QMediaPlayer* player = new QMediaPlayer();
-    QFileInfo inf = QFileInfo(PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "sounds/snap.wav");
-    player->setMedia(QUrl::fromLocalFile(inf.absoluteFilePath()));
-    player->play();
+    postLambdaEvent([notify, aspectRatio, this] {
+        QMediaPlayer* player = new QMediaPlayer();
+        QFileInfo inf = QFileInfo(PathUtils::resourcesPath() + "sounds/snap.wav");
+        player->setMedia(QUrl::fromLocalFile(inf.absoluteFilePath()));
+        player->play();
 
-    QString path = Snapshot::saveSnapshot(getActiveDisplayPlugin()->getScreenshot(aspectRatio));
+        QString path = Snapshot::saveSnapshot(getActiveDisplayPlugin()->getScreenshot(aspectRatio));
 
-    emit DependencyManager::get<WindowScriptingInterface>()->snapshotTaken(path, notify);
+        emit DependencyManager::get<WindowScriptingInterface>()->snapshotTaken(path, notify);
+    });
 }
 
 void Application::shareSnapshot(const QString& path) {
-    // not much to do here, everything is done in snapshot code...
-    Snapshot::uploadSnapshot(path);
+    postLambdaEvent([path] {
+        // not much to do here, everything is done in snapshot code...
+        Snapshot::uploadSnapshot(path);
+    });
 }
 
 float Application::getRenderResolutionScale() const {
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
index 5d5c39222e..4eb8c67250 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -205,13 +205,9 @@ void WindowScriptingInterface::copyToClipboard(const QString& text) {
 }
 
 void WindowScriptingInterface::takeSnapshot(bool notify, float aspectRatio) {
-    qApp->postLambdaEvent([notify, aspectRatio] {
-        qApp->takeSnapshot(notify, aspectRatio);
-    });
+    qApp->takeSnapshot(notify, aspectRatio);
 }
 
 void WindowScriptingInterface::shareSnapshot(const QString& path) {
-    qApp->postLambdaEvent([path] {
-        qApp->shareSnapshot(path);
-    });
+    qApp->shareSnapshot(path);
 }