diff --git a/src/events/disconnect.ts b/src/events/disconnect.ts
index 7151cc8..35d0891 100644
--- a/src/events/disconnect.ts
+++ b/src/events/disconnect.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import ZoneManager from '../managers/zoneManager'
 import CharacterManager from '../managers/characterManager'
 
 export default function (socket: TSocket, io: Server) {
-  socket.on('disconnect', (data: any) => {
+  socket.on('disconnect', async (data: any) => {
     if (!socket.user) {
       console.log('User disconnected but had no user set')
       return
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export default function (socket: TSocket, io: Server) {
 
     console.log('User disconnected along with their character')
 
-    CharacterManager.removeCharacter(socket.character)
+    await CharacterManager.removeCharacter(socket.character)
 
     io.in(socket.character.zoneId.toString()).emit('zone:character:leave', socket.character.id)
     io.emit('character:disconnect', socket.character.id)
diff --git a/src/events/zone/characterLeave.ts b/src/events/zone/characterLeave.ts
index e1caa9c..a43e977 100644
--- a/src/events/zone/characterLeave.ts
+++ b/src/events/zone/characterLeave.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function (socket: TSocket, io: Server) {
     io.to(zone.id.toString()).emit('zone:character:leave', socket.character)
 
     // add character to zone manager
-    CharacterManager.removeCharacter(socket.character)
+    await CharacterManager.removeCharacter(socket.character)
   })
 }