diff --git a/crawl4ai/async_dispatcher.py b/crawl4ai/async_dispatcher.py
index 5bb1a47c..bd44557c 100644
--- a/crawl4ai/async_dispatcher.py
+++ b/crawl4ai/async_dispatcher.py
@@ -455,8 +455,6 @@ class MemoryAdaptiveDispatcher(BaseDispatcher):
                     
                 # Update priorities for waiting tasks if needed
                 await self._update_queue_priorities()
-                
-            return results
 
         except Exception as e:
             if self.monitor:
@@ -467,6 +465,7 @@ class MemoryAdaptiveDispatcher(BaseDispatcher):
             memory_monitor.cancel()
             if self.monitor:
                 self.monitor.stop()
+            return results
                 
     async def _update_queue_priorities(self):
         """Periodically update priorities of items in the queue to prevent starvation"""
diff --git a/deploy/docker/api.py b/deploy/docker/api.py
index 78a36bf3..d0127e7b 100644
--- a/deploy/docker/api.py
+++ b/deploy/docker/api.py
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ async def handle_crawl_request(
             if isinstance(hook_manager, UserHookManager):
                 try:
                     # Ensure all hook data is JSON serializable
-                    import json
                     hook_data = {
                         "status": hooks_status,
                         "execution_log": hook_manager.execution_log,