diff --git a/app/sql.js b/app/sql.js
index 1347a049dd..80b09627e2 100644
--- a/app/sql.js
+++ b/app/sql.js
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ async function getAllMessageIds() {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
 async function getMessageBySender({ source, sourceDevice, sent_at }) {
-  const rows = db.all(
+  const rows = await db.all(
     `SELECT json FROM messages WHERE
       source = $source AND
       sourceDevice = $sourceDevice AND