diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/QueueService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/QueueService.ts
index 1e96adedfd..6177aba32e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/QueueService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/QueueService.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class QueueService {
 	}
 
 	@bindThis
-	public deliver(user: ThinUser, content: IActivity | null, to: string | null, isSharedInbox: boolean) {
+	public async deliver(user: ThinUser, content: IActivity | null, to: string | null, isSharedInbox: boolean) {
 		if (content == null) return null;
 		if (to == null) return null;