diff --git a/slackbot.py b/slackbot.py
index cf3dfe3..d2fef71 100644
--- a/slackbot.py
+++ b/slackbot.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ async def check_user_registration(user_id: str, client) -> bool:
     async with r.pipeline(transaction=True) as pipe:
         user_exists = await pipe.get(user_id).execute()
         if user_exists[0] is None:
-            if check_user_exists(user_id) is True:
+            if await check_user_exists(user_id) is True:
                 await pipe.set(user_id, 1)
                 return True
             else: