diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
index 00fe7ff4a0..9b92b4eb06 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/catalog.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import { DemoEventBasedEntityProvider } from './DemoEventBasedEntityProvider';
 export default async function createPlugin(
   env: PluginEnvironment,
 ): Promise<Router> {
-  const builder = await CatalogBuilder.create(env);
+  const builder = CatalogBuilder.create(env);
   builder.addProcessor(new ScaffolderEntitiesProcessor());
 
   const demoProvider = new DemoEventBasedEntityProvider({