diff --git a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
index 47f6513c568613a1d0b6f10aca7fa4cd79e5b1f0..0caca37ea853437b88e838465273c948d16a5787 100644
--- a/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
+++ b/packages/app-shell/src/app-shell.js
@@ -265,9 +265,9 @@ export class AppShell extends ScopedElementsMixin(DBPLitElement) {
         this.showAdvertisment();
     }
 
-    async showAdvertisment() {
+    showAdvertisment() {
         const url = this.basePath + 'exit-vim.json';
-        await fetch(url, { headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'} })
+        fetch(url, { headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/json'} })
             .then(response => response.json())
             .then(data => data['hi'].forEach(item => console.log(item)));
     }