diff --git a/src/matrix/storage/idb/StorageFactory.ts b/src/matrix/storage/idb/StorageFactory.ts
index 120f73f5..3c7e0e40 100644
--- a/src/matrix/storage/idb/StorageFactory.ts
+++ b/src/matrix/storage/idb/StorageFactory.ts
@@ -103,5 +103,5 @@ async function createStores(db: IDBDatabase, txn: IDBTransaction, oldVersion: nu
                 const migrationFunc = schema[i];
                 await log.wrap(`v${i + 1}`, (log) => migrationFunc(db, txn, localStorage, log));
             }
-        }) as Promise<void>;
+        });
 }