diff --git a/pyrogram/storage/sqlite_storage.py b/pyrogram/storage/sqlite_storage.py
index e330feb76..6d81fcd51 100644
--- a/pyrogram/storage/sqlite_storage.py
+++ b/pyrogram/storage/sqlite_storage.py
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ async def get_peer_by_username(self, username: str):
         r = await q.fetchone()
 
         if r is None:
-            r2 = self.conn.execute(
+            r2 = await self.conn.execute(
                 "SELECT peer_id, last_update_on FROM usernames WHERE id = ?"
                 "ORDER BY last_update_on DESC",
                 (username,)