diff --git a/modules/notification/notification.controller.js b/modules/notification/notification.controller.js
index bed8e2e..b238553 100644
--- a/modules/notification/notification.controller.js
+++ b/modules/notification/notification.controller.js
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ const extraControllers = {
                         _userIds = userIds;
                     } else {
                         if (eventId) {
-                            _userIds = _getUserIdsForEventId(eventId, segment);
+                            _userIds = await _getUserIdsForEventId(eventId, segment);
                         } else {
                             return handleErrorResponse(controllerOptions.MODULE_NAME, 'sendNotification', new Error('Missing event and segment'), res)
                         }