diff --git a/src/cloudron.js b/src/cloudron.js
index 6369fb19c..e450aba70 100644
--- a/src/cloudron.js
+++ b/src/cloudron.js
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ async function prepareDashboardDomain(domain, auditSource) {
 
     const fqdn = dns.fqdn(constants.DASHBOARD_LOCATION, domainObject);
 
-    const result = apps.list();
+    const result = await apps.list();
     const conflict = result.filter(app => app.fqdn === fqdn);
     if (conflict.length) throw new BoxError(BoxError.BAD_STATE, 'Dashboard location conflicts with an existing app');