diff --git a/royalpack/commands/ping.py b/royalpack/commands/ping.py
index c83f4829..3c1289c8 100644
--- a/royalpack/commands/ping.py
+++ b/royalpack/commands/ping.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import royalnet.engineer as engi
 
 
 @engi.PartialCommand.new(name="ping", syntax="")
-def ping(_sentry: engi.Sentry, _msg: engi.Message, **__):
+async def ping(_sentry: engi.Sentry, _msg: engi.Message, **__):
     """
     A way to check if the bot is working: it will always reply to this command with "🏓 Pong!".
     """