diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts b/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts
index abf348d45..f127fa39e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/speech.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export const shouldSynthesize = async (
   userId: string,
   page: Page
 ): Promise<boolean> => {
-  return false
+  return Promise.resolve(false)
   // if (page.pageType === PageType.File || !page.content) {
   //   // we don't synthesize files for now
   //   return false