diff --git a/services/workflows-service/src/auth/local/local-auth.guard.ts b/services/workflows-service/src/auth/local/local-auth.guard.ts
index c3da799350..6992945a57 100644
--- a/services/workflows-service/src/auth/local/local-auth.guard.ts
+++ b/services/workflows-service/src/auth/local/local-auth.guard.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export class LocalAuthGuard extends AuthGuard('local') implements CanActivate {
     super();
   }
 
-  canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
+  async canActivate(context: ExecutionContext): Promise<boolean> {
     const result = super.canActivate(context) as boolean;
     const request = context.switchToHttp().getRequest();
     if (result && request.user) {
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ export class LocalAuthGuard extends AuthGuard('local') implements CanActivate {
     return Promise.resolve(result);
   }
 }
+