diff --git a/ts/services/storage.ts b/ts/services/storage.ts
index 75c68d49ec..559cdb2abd 100644
--- a/ts/services/storage.ts
+++ b/ts/services/storage.ts
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ async function fetchManifest(
     const encryptedManifest = Proto.StorageManifest.decode(manifestBinary);
 
     try {
-      return decryptManifest(encryptedManifest);
+      return await decryptManifest(encryptedManifest);
     } catch (err) {
       await stopStorageServiceSync(err);
     }