diff --git a/src/widgets/homebridge/proxy.js b/src/widgets/homebridge/proxy.js
index 018aa78f..b0a75a03 100644
--- a/src/widgets/homebridge/proxy.js
+++ b/src/widgets/homebridge/proxy.js
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ async function apiCall(widget, endpoint, service) {
 
   if (status === 401 || status === 403) {
     logger.debug("Homebridge API rejected the request, attempting to obtain new session token");
-    const { accessToken } = login(widget, service);
+    const { accessToken } = await login(widget, service);
     headers.Authorization = `Bearer ${accessToken}`;
 
     // retry the request, now with the new session token