diff --git a/web/emotewall/index.js b/web/emotewall/index.js
index ef21ff5..9ae3573 100644
--- a/web/emotewall/index.js
+++ b/web/emotewall/index.js
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ $(async function () {
         }
     }
 
-    const handleSocketMessage = (e)=>{
+    const handleSocketMessage = async (e)=>{
         try {
             let rawMessage = e.data,
                 message = JSON.parse(rawMessage);
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ $(async function () {
                 return;
 
             console.log(message.eventType, message.data)
-            let emote = handleEmoteData(message.data)
+            let emote = await handleEmoteData(message.data)
             if(message.eventType == 'bounce') {
                 createParticule(BounceP, emote, {}, {})
             }else if(message.eventType == 'rain') {