diff --git a/agent/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/agent/service/DeviceControlService.java b/agent/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/agent/service/DeviceControlService.java
index 40893b66c..df281655b 100644
--- a/agent/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/agent/service/DeviceControlService.java
+++ b/agent/src/main/java/com/microsoft/hydralab/agent/service/DeviceControlService.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import com.microsoft.hydralab.common.management.listener.impl.DeviceStabilityMonitor;
 import com.microsoft.hydralab.common.management.listener.impl.PreInstallListener;
 import com.microsoft.hydralab.common.util.Const;
+import com.microsoft.hydralab.common.util.ThreadPoolUtil;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ public Set<DeviceInfo> getAllConnectedDevice() {
     }
 
     public void provideDeviceList(AgentUser.BatteryStrategy batteryStrategy) {
-        captureAllScreensSync(batteryStrategy);
+        captureAllScreen(batteryStrategy);
         Set<DeviceInfo> allConnectedDevices = getAllConnectedDevice();
         ArrayList<DeviceInfo> deviceInfos = new ArrayList<>(allConnectedDevices);
         deviceInfos.sort(Comparator.comparing(d -> d.getName() + d.getSerialNum()));
@@ -63,10 +64,17 @@ public void provideDeviceList(AgentUser.BatteryStrategy batteryStrategy) {
                 deviceInfos.stream().map(MobileDevice::getSerialNum).collect(Collectors.joining(",")));
     }
 
-    public void captureAllScreensSync(AgentUser.BatteryStrategy batteryStrategy) {
+    public void captureAllScreen(AgentUser.BatteryStrategy batteryStrategy) {
         Set<DeviceInfo> allConnectedDevices = agentManagementService.getActiveDeviceList(log);
+        // we need to do this in an async way, otherwise the process will be blocked if one device is not responding
         allConnectedDevices.forEach(deviceInfo -> {
-            deviceDriverManager.getScreenShotWithStrategy(deviceInfo, log, batteryStrategy);
+            ThreadPoolUtil.SCREENSHOT_EXECUTOR.execute(() -> {
+                try {
+                    deviceDriverManager.getScreenShotWithStrategy(deviceInfo, log, batteryStrategy);
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    log.error("Failed to capture screenshot for device: {}", deviceInfo.getSerialNum(), e);
+                }
+            });
         });
     }