diff --git a/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts b/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
index dc46d647d..db5d48626 100644
--- a/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/public/me/me.controller.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export class MeController {
   @UseGuards(TokenAuthGuard)
   @Get('notes')
   async getMyNotes(@Request() req): Promise<NoteMetadataDto[]> {
-    const notes = await this.notesService.getUserNotes(req.user);
+    const notes = this.notesService.getUserNotes(req.user);
     return await Promise.all(
       notes.map((note) => this.notesService.toNoteMetadataDto(note)),
     );
diff --git a/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts b/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
index e94cb3a57..da3baab93 100644
--- a/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
+++ b/src/api/public/notes/notes.controller.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export class NotesController {
         throw new UnauthorizedException('Updating note denied!');
       }
       return await this.noteService.toNotePermissionsDto(
-        await this.noteService.updateNotePermissions(note, updateDto),
+        this.noteService.updateNotePermissions(note, updateDto),
       );
     } catch (e) {
       if (e instanceof NotInDBError) {