diff --git a/xmpp_discord_bridge/main.py b/xmpp_discord_bridge/main.py
index 37744e8..dd589be 100644
--- a/xmpp_discord_bridge/main.py
+++ b/xmpp_discord_bridge/main.py
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ class BridgeComponent(ComponentXMPP):
                     webhook_url = webhook.url
                     break
             if not webhook_url:
-                webhook = dchannel.create_webhook(name="discord-xmpp-bridge",
-                                                  reason="Bridging Discord and XMPP")
+                webhook = await dchannel.create_webhook(name="discord-xmpp-bridge",
+                                                        reason="Bridging Discord and XMPP")
                 webhook_url = webhook.url
             self._webhooks[muc] = webhook_url