diff --git a/app/server.ts b/app/server.ts
index be59d104aa1b27f86de235bfc1591e06091157f5..f8ba4e369d4567cedcd4052a1f988ddb265d3a77 100644
--- a/app/server.ts
+++ b/app/server.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export type GraphQLServer = any
 export const startServer = (config: ServerConfig): Promise<void> => {
   const graphQLServer: GraphQLServer = createGraphQLServer(config)
 
-  const handler = async (request: Request): Promise<Response> => {
+  const handler = (request: Request): Response => {
     const url = new URL(request.url)
 
     if (url.pathname === '/health') {