asyncio.create_task

app.py

@@ -31,8 +31,13 @@ bot = commands.Bot(command_prefix='!', intents=intents)
 @bot.command()
 async def jojo(ctx):
     attachment = await discord_before(ctx)
+    if attachment:
+        asyncio.create_task(process_jojo(ctx, attachment))
+
+
+async def process_jojo(ctx, attachment):
     im = await generation(attachment)
-    await discord_after(ctx, im)   
+    await discord_after(ctx, im)    
     
 async def discord_before(ctx):
     if ctx.message.attachments: 
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ async def discord_before(ctx):
     else:
         await ctx.send(f"{ctx.author.mention} No attachments to be found... Can't animify dat! Try sending me an image 😉")
         await ctx.message.add_reaction('❌') 
-        return False
+        return None
 
 async def generation(attachment):
     if attachment: