diff --git a/realtime/src/socket.js b/realtime/src/socket.js
index cbf639e..e09895d 100644
--- a/realtime/src/socket.js
+++ b/realtime/src/socket.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module.exports = function setupSensorWebSocket(server) {
         server,
         path: wsPath,
         perMessageDeflate: false,
-        verifyClient: async (info, callback) => {
+        verifyClient: (info, callback) => {
             console.log('[WS|verifyClient] URL:', info.req.url);
             const { query } = url.parse(info.req.url, true);
             const token = query.token;
@@ -22,17 +22,16 @@ module.exports = function setupSensorWebSocket(server) {
                 return callback(false, 401, 'token not passed');
             }
 
-            try {
-                const sessionData = await tokenStore.consumeToken(token);
+            tokenStore.consumeToken(token).then((sessionData) => {
                 if (!sessionData) {
                     return callback(false, 401, 'token not valid or expired');
                 }
 
                 info.req.sensorSession = sessionData;
                 callback(true);
-            } catch (error) {
+            }).catch((error) => {
                 callback(false, 500, `internal server error: ${error}`);
-            }
+            });
         }
     });