diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/__init__.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/__init__.py
index 721fe5bbda9c3d..0d95e6cf9463ae 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/__init__.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/__init__.py
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ def run(
         run_options: Any = None,
     ) -> list[NDArray[np.float32]]:
         input_data: list[NDArray[np.float32]] = [np.ascontiguousarray(v) for v in input_feed.values()]
-        self.rknnpool.put(input_data)
-        res = self.rknnpool.get()
+        res = self.rknnpool.run(input_data)
         if res is None:
             raise RuntimeError("RKNN inference failed!")
         return res
diff --git a/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/rknnpool.py b/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/rknnpool.py
index fd0af8bcc4e0a7..1caec1abba4f37 100644
--- a/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/rknnpool.py
+++ b/machine-learning/immich_ml/sessions/rknn/rknnpool.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # Following Apache License 2.0
 
 import logging
-from concurrent.futures import Future, ThreadPoolExecutor
+import threading
+from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
 from pathlib import Path
-from queue import Queue
 from typing import Callable
 
 import numpy as np
@@ -66,20 +66,18 @@ def __init__(
         func: Callable[["RKNNLite", list[NDArray[np.float32]]], list[NDArray[np.float32]]],
     ) -> None:
         self.tpes = tpes
-        self.queue: Queue[Future[list[NDArray[np.float32]]]] = Queue()
         self.rknn_pool = [init_rknn(model_path) for _ in range(tpes)]
         self.pool = ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=tpes)
         self.func = func
         self.num = 0
+        self.lock = threading.Lock()
 
-    def put(self, inputs: list[NDArray[np.float32]]) -> None:
-        self.queue.put(self.pool.submit(self.func, self.rknn_pool[self.num % self.tpes], inputs))
-        self.num += 1
+    def run(self, inputs: list[NDArray[np.float32]]) -> list[NDArray[np.float32]]:
+        with self.lock:
+            idx = self.num % self.tpes
+            self.num += 1
 
-    def get(self) -> list[NDArray[np.float32]] | None:
-        if self.queue.empty():
-            return None
-        fut = self.queue.get()
+        fut = self.pool.submit(self.func, self.rknn_pool[idx], inputs)
         return fut.result()
 
     def release(self) -> None:
diff --git a/machine-learning/test_main.py b/machine-learning/test_main.py
index 9e3fe50cba5f7d..a50bea00b734c1 100644
--- a/machine-learning/test_main.py
+++ b/machine-learning/test_main.py
@@ -564,7 +564,7 @@ def test_run_rknn(self, rknn_session: mock.Mock, mocker: MockerFixture) -> None:
 
         session.run(None, input_feed)
 
-        rknn_session.return_value.put.assert_called_once_with([input1, input2])
+        rknn_session.return_value.run.assert_called_once_with([input1, input2])
         assert np_spy.call_count == 2
         np_spy.assert_has_calls([mock.call(input1), mock.call(input2)])