diff --git a/engineapi/engineapi/middleware.py b/engineapi/engineapi/middleware.py
index 64ae5e76..5986b417 100644
--- a/engineapi/engineapi/middleware.py
+++ b/engineapi/engineapi/middleware.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def bugout_auth(token: str) -> BugoutUser:
     return user
 
 
-def user_for_auth_header(
+async def user_for_auth_header(
     authorization: str = Header(None),
 ) -> Optional[BugoutUser]:
     """