diff --git a/packages/accounts-base/accounts_server.js b/packages/accounts-base/accounts_server.js
index 006cfe8ce8..d0767854ad 100644
--- a/packages/accounts-base/accounts_server.js
+++ b/packages/accounts-base/accounts_server.js
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ export class AccountsServer extends AccountsCommon {
       }
       const newStampedToken = accounts._generateStampedLoginToken();
       newStampedToken.when = currentStampedToken.when;
-      accounts._insertLoginToken(this.userId, newStampedToken);
+      await accounts._insertLoginToken(this.userId, newStampedToken);
       return accounts._loginUser(this, this.userId, newStampedToken);
     };