diff --git a/app/doorboy-proxy.py b/app/doorboy-proxy.py
index cd184ed..4ef5f45 100755
--- a/app/doorboy-proxy.py
+++ b/app/doorboy-proxy.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ async def view_longpoll(request):
                     continue
                 
                 print("realtime opening %s" % ev["door"])
-                response.send("data: %s\n\n" % ev["door"])
+                await response.send("data: %s\n\n" % ev["door"])
     except PyMongoError as e:
         print(e)
         await response.send("data: response-generator-ended\n\n")