diff --git a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApRequestService.ts b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApRequestService.ts
index 52e06bbaa6..c686a7bfd8 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApRequestService.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/core/activitypub/ApRequestService.ts
@@ -195,6 +195,6 @@ export class ApRequestService {
 			}
 		);
 
-		return res.json();
+		return await res.json();
 	}
 }