diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
index d55923df4..bbbc9a61e 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/actions.js
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ import {
   responseReceived,
   updateLastAction,
   setCollectionSecurityConfig,
-  setRequestStartTime,
   collectionAddOauth2CredentialsByUrl,
-  collectionClearOauth2CredentialsByUrl
+  collectionClearOauth2CredentialsByUrl,
+  initRunRequestEvent
 } from './index';
 
 import { each } from 'lodash';
@@ -221,21 +221,26 @@ export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
   const state = getState();
   const { globalEnvironments, activeGlobalEnvironmentUid } = state.globalEnvironments;  
   const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections.collections, collectionUid);
+  const itemUid = item?.uid;
 
-  dispatch(setRequestStartTime({
-    itemUid: item.uid,
-    collectionUid: collectionUid,
-    timestamp: Date.now()
-  }));
-
-  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+  return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
     if (!collection) {
       return reject(new Error('Collection not found'));
     }
-
-    const itemCopy = cloneDeep(item || {});
+    
     let collectionCopy = cloneDeep(collection);
 
+    const itemCopy = cloneDeep(item);
+
+    const requestUid = uuid();
+    itemCopy.requestUid = requestUid;
+
+    await dispatch(initRunRequestEvent({
+      requestUid,
+      itemUid,
+      collectionUid
+    }));
+
     // add selected global env variables to the collection object
     const globalEnvironmentVariables = getGlobalEnvironmentVariables({ globalEnvironments, activeGlobalEnvironmentUid });
     collectionCopy.globalEnvironmentVariables = globalEnvironmentVariables;
@@ -254,8 +259,8 @@ export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
 
         return dispatch(
           responseReceived({
-            itemUid: item.uid,
-            collectionUid: collectionUid,
+            itemUid,
+            collectionUid,
             response: serializedResponse
           })
         );
@@ -266,8 +271,8 @@ export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
           console.log('>> request cancelled');
           dispatch(
             responseReceived({
-              itemUid: item.uid,
-              collectionUid: collectionUid,
+              itemUid,
+              collectionUid,
               response: null
             })
           );
@@ -284,8 +289,8 @@ export const sendRequest = (item, collectionUid) => (dispatch, getState) => {
 
         dispatch(
           responseReceived({
-            itemUid: item.uid,
-            collectionUid: collectionUid,
+            itemUid,
+            collectionUid,
             response: errorResponse
           })
         );
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
index 5ac2ef838..67c099428 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/providers/ReduxStore/slices/collections/index.js
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         if (item) {
           item.response = null;
           item.cancelTokenUid = null;
+          item.requestUid = null;
+          item.requestStartTime = null;
         }
       }
     },
@@ -288,6 +290,7 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
           item.requestState = 'received';
           item.response = action.payload.response;
           item.cancelTokenUid = null;
+          item.requestStartTime = null;
 
           if (!collection.timeline) {
             collection.timeline = [];
@@ -1954,26 +1957,40 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         collection.runnerResult = null;
       }
     },
+    initRunRequestEvent: (state, action) => {
+      const { requestUid, itemUid, collectionUid } = action.payload;
+      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
+      if (!collection) return;
+      
+      const item = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
+      if (!item) return;
+
+      item.requestState = null;
+      item.requestUid = requestUid;
+      item.requestStartTime = Date.now();
+    },
     runRequestEvent: (state, action) => {
-      const { itemUid, collectionUid, type, requestUid, hasError } = action.payload;
+      const { itemUid, collectionUid, type, requestUid } = action.payload;
       const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
 
       if (collection) {
         const item = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
         if (item) {
+          // ignore outdated updates in case multiple requests are fired rapidly to avoid state inconsistency
+          if (item.requestUid !== requestUid) return;
+
           if (type === 'pre-request-script-execution') {
-            item.requestUid = requestUid;
             item.preRequestScriptErrorMessage = action.payload.errorMessage;
           }
 
           if(type === 'post-response-script-execution') {
-            item.requestUid = requestUid;
             item.postResponseScriptErrorMessage = action.payload.errorMessage;
           }
 
           if (type === 'request-queued') {
             const { cancelTokenUid } = action.payload;
-            item.requestUid = requestUid;
+            // ignore if request is already in progress or completed
+            if (['sending', 'received'].includes(item.requestState)) return;
             item.requestState = 'queued';
             item.cancelTokenUid = cancelTokenUid;
           }
@@ -1981,10 +1998,9 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
           if (type === 'request-sent') {
             const { cancelTokenUid, requestSent } = action.payload;
             item.requestSent = requestSent;
-
+            
             // sometimes the response is received before the request-sent event arrives
-            if (item.requestUid === requestUid && item.requestState === 'queued') {
-              item.requestUid = requestUid;
+            if (item.requestState === 'queued') {
               item.requestState = 'sending';
               item.cancelTokenUid = cancelTokenUid;
             }
@@ -2105,17 +2121,6 @@ export const collectionsSlice = createSlice({
         }
       }
     },
-    setRequestStartTime: (state, action) => {
-      const { itemUid, collectionUid, timestamp } = action.payload;
-      const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
-      
-      if (collection) {
-        const item = findItemInCollection(collection, itemUid);
-        if (item) {
-          item.requestStartTime = timestamp;
-        }
-      }
-    },
     collectionAddOauth2CredentialsByUrl: (state, action) => {
       const { collectionUid, folderUid, itemUid, url, credentials, credentialsId, debugInfo } = action.payload;
       const collection = findCollectionByUid(state.collections, collectionUid);
@@ -2309,13 +2314,13 @@ export const {
   collectionAddEnvFileEvent,
   collectionRenamedEvent,
   resetRunResults,
+  initRunRequestEvent,
   runRequestEvent,
   runFolderEvent,
   resetCollectionRunner,
   updateRequestDocs,
   updateFolderDocs,
   moveCollection,
-  setRequestStartTime,
   collectionAddOauth2CredentialsByUrl,
   collectionClearOauth2CredentialsByUrl,
   collectionGetOauth2CredentialsByUrl,
diff --git a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
index c97b7f63c..f5a49ca1d 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js
@@ -557,7 +557,8 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
     const collectionUid = collection.uid;
     const collectionPath = collection.pathname;
     const cancelTokenUid = uuid();
-    const requestUid = uuid();
+    // requestUid is passed when a request is triggered; defaults to uuid() if not provided (e.g., bru.runRequest())
+    const requestUid = item.requestUid || uuid();
 
     const runRequestByItemPathname = async (relativeItemPathname) => {
       return new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
@@ -699,7 +700,7 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
           // timeline prop won't be accessible in the usual way in the renderer process if we reject the promise
           return {
             statusText: error.statusText,
-            error: error.message,
+            error: error.message || 'Error occured while executing the request!',
             timeline: error.timeline
           }
         }
@@ -837,7 +838,7 @@ const registerNetworkIpc = (mainWindow) => {
       // timeline prop won't be accessible in the usual way in the renderer process if we reject the promise
       return {
         status: error?.status,
-        error: error?.message || 'an error ocurred: debug',
+        error: error?.message || 'Error occured while executing the request!',
         timeline: error?.timeline
       };
     }