diff --git a/www/js/version.json b/www/js/version.json
index d6f8c21..8c67546 100644
--- a/www/js/version.json
+++ b/www/js/version.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "VERSION": "v0.7.48",
-  "VERSION_NUMBER": "0.7.48",
-  "BUILD_DATE": "2026-06-26T14:17:56.525Z"
+  "VERSION": "v0.7.49",
+  "VERSION_NUMBER": "0.7.49",
+  "BUILD_DATE": "2026-06-26T14:27:42.415Z"
 }
diff --git a/www/ndk-worker.js b/www/ndk-worker.js
index a66948c..6274cbc 100644
--- a/www/ndk-worker.js
+++ b/www/ndk-worker.js
@@ -6930,7 +6930,10 @@ self.onconnect = (event) => {
                 break;
 
             case 'warmOutbox':
-                await handleWarmOutbox(requestId, pubkeys, port);
+                // Don't await — trackUsers involves network I/O to outbox pool
+                // relays and would block the entire message dispatch loop,
+                // starving getRelayData/getRelayStats messages.
+                void handleWarmOutbox(requestId, pubkeys, port);
                 break;
 
             case 'setRelayEventLogging':