diff --git a/echo/server/dembrane/chat_utils.py b/echo/server/dembrane/chat_utils.py
index 0c73bd8b..f317eb0a 100644
--- a/echo/server/dembrane/chat_utils.py
+++ b/echo/server/dembrane/chat_utils.py
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async def create_system_messages_for_chat(
                 if conversation.created_at
                 else None,
                 "duration": conversation.duration,
-                "transcript": get_conversation_transcript(
+                "transcript": await get_conversation_transcript(
                     conversation.id,
                     # fake auth to get this fn call
                     DirectusSession(user_id="none", is_admin=True),
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ async def _process_single_batch(
         else:
             # Use transcript as fallback
             try:
-                transcript = get_conversation_transcript(
+                transcript = await get_conversation_transcript(
                     conv.id,
                     DirectusSession(user_id="none", is_admin=True),
                 )
diff --git a/echo/server/dembrane/report_utils.py b/echo/server/dembrane/report_utils.py
index 0e163368..bfe23cdb 100644
--- a/echo/server/dembrane/report_utils.py
+++ b/echo/server/dembrane/report_utils.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ async def get_report_content_for_project(project_id: str, language: str) -> str:
         if conversation["id"] not in conversation_data_dict:
             continue
 
-        transcript = get_conversation_transcript(
+        transcript = await get_conversation_transcript(
             conversation["id"],
             DirectusSession(user_id="none", is_admin=True),
         )
diff --git a/echo/server/tests/api/test_conversation.py b/echo/server/tests/api/test_conversation.py
index 26ae1a59..a997da0b 100644
--- a/echo/server/tests/api/test_conversation.py
+++ b/echo/server/tests/api/test_conversation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import logging
 
+import pytest
+
 from tests.common import (
     create_project,
     delete_project,
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger("dembrane.tests.api.test_conversation")
 
 
-def test_get_conversation_transcript():
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_get_conversation_transcript():
     project = create_project("test", "en")
     conversation = create_conversation(project["id"], "test")
     chunks = [
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ def test_get_conversation_transcript():
         create_conversation_chunk(conversation["id"], "check456"),
     ]
 
-    transcript = get_conversation_transcript(
+    transcript = await get_conversation_transcript(
         conversation["id"], auth=DirectusSession(user_id="none", is_admin=True)
     )
     assert transcript == "check123\ncheck456"
@@ -35,11 +38,12 @@ def test_get_conversation_transcript():
     delete_project(project["id"])
 
 
-def test_summarize_conversation():
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_summarize_conversation():
     project = create_project("test", "en")
     conversation = create_conversation(project["id"], "test")
 
-    response = summarize_conversation(
+    response = await summarize_conversation(
         conversation["id"], auth=DirectusSession(user_id="none", is_admin=True)
     )
 
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ def test_summarize_conversation():
 
     chunk = create_conversation_chunk(conversation["id"], "Hello, how are you?")
 
-    response = summarize_conversation(
+    response = await summarize_conversation(
         conversation["id"], auth=DirectusSession(user_id="none", is_admin=True)
     )