1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/search.py b/synapse/handlers/search.py
index 9b312a1558..d58f9788c5 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/search.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/search.py
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ class SearchHandler(BaseHandler):
         # If client has asked for "context" for each event (i.e. some surrounding
         # events and state), fetch that
         if event_context is not None:
-            now_token = await self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token()
+            now_token = self.hs.get_event_sources().get_current_token()
 
             contexts = {}
             for event in allowed_events: