diff --git a/lib/workers/branch/status-checks.js b/lib/workers/branch/status-checks.js
index 3c66fbe67543d90363f7ad7c82ff617f1658c21f..061fdd28c18b2dd01b3db0897eb6dd0588a21594 100644
--- a/lib/workers/branch/status-checks.js
+++ b/lib/workers/branch/status-checks.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ async function setStatusCheck(branchName, context, description, state) {
   }
 }
 
-function setUnpublishable(config) {
+async function setUnpublishable(config) {
   if (!config.unpublishSafe) {
     return;
   }
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ function setUnpublishable(config) {
   const description = config.canBeUnpublished
     ? 'Packages < 24 hours old can be unpublished'
     : 'Packages cannot be unpublished';
-  return setStatusCheck(config.branchName, context, description, state);
+  await setStatusCheck(config.branchName, context, description, state);
 }