diff --git a/sfm/server.py b/sfm/server.py
index e4632de..f41098f 100644
--- a/sfm/server.py
+++ b/sfm/server.py
@@ -2843,7 +2843,7 @@ def db_waveforms_recent_zip(n: int = Query(200, ge=1, le=2000)) -> FileResponse:
 
 
 @app.post("/db/restore")
-async def db_restore(
+def db_restore(
     db: UploadFile = File(...),
     waveforms: Optional[UploadFile] = File(None),
 ) -> dict: