diff --git a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
index 8d8e7b80..2e8a356c 100644
--- a/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
+++ b/confluent_server/confluent/plugins/hardwaremanagement/ipmi.py
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ class IpmiHandler:
                 await self.output.put(msg.ConfluentNodeError(self.node, errstr))
                 return
             try:
-                self.ipmicmd.apply_license(filename, data=datfile)
+                await self.ipmicmd.apply_license(filename, data=datfile)
             finally:
                 if datfile is not None:
                     datfile.close()