diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts
index 32687870e..7c03fbdb6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/editor.ts
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ export class Editor {
   private streamItems() {
     this.removeStreamObserver = this.application.streamItems(
       ContentType.Note,
-      async (items, source) => {
-        await this.handleNoteStream(items as SNNote[], source);
+      (items, source) => {
+        this.handleNoteStream(items as SNNote[], source);
       }
     );
   }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export class Editor {
     this._onNoteValueChange = undefined;
   }
 
-  private async handleNoteStream(notes: SNNote[], source?: PayloadSource) {
+  private handleNoteStream(notes: SNNote[], source?: PayloadSource) {
     /** Update our note object reference whenever it changes */
     const matchingNote = notes.find((item) => {
       return item.uuid === this.note.uuid;