diff --git a/kfet/open/consumers.py b/kfet/open/consumers.py
index 1b190212..4b21bef2 100644
--- a/kfet/open/consumers.py
+++ b/kfet/open/consumers.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from asgiref.sync import sync_to_async
+
 from ..decorators import kfet_is_team
 from ..utils import DjangoJsonWebsocketConsumer, PermConsumerMixin
 from .open import kfet_open
@@ -19,7 +21,7 @@ class OpenKfetConsumer(PermConsumerMixin, DjangoJsonWebsocketConsumer):
         """Send current status on connect."""
         await super().connect()
 
-        group = "team" if kfet_is_team(self.user) else "base"
+        group = "team" if await sync_to_async(kfet_is_team)(self.user) else "base"
 
         await self.channel_layer.group_add(f"kfet.open.{group}", self.channel_name)