diff --git a/js/modules/loki_snode_api.js b/js/modules/loki_snode_api.js
index 44ebdc916..0ad0cd8f5 100644
--- a/js/modules/loki_snode_api.js
+++ b/js/modules/loki_snode_api.js
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ async function tryGetSnodeListFromLokidSeednode(
       );
     };
     const tryUrl = new URL(seedNode.url);
-    snodes = getSnodesFromSeedUrl(tryUrl);
+    snodes = await getSnodesFromSeedUrl(tryUrl);
     // throw before clearing the lock, so the retries can kick in
     if (snodes.length === 0) {
       // fall back on ip_url
       const tryIpUrl = new URL(seedNode.ip_url);
-      snodes = getSnodesFromSeedUrl(tryIpUrl);
+      snodes = await getSnodesFromSeedUrl(tryIpUrl);
       if (snodes.length === 0) {
         // does this error message need to be exactly this?
         throw new window.textsecure.SeedNodeError(