diff --git a/custom_components/weishaupt_modbus/entities.py b/custom_components/weishaupt_modbus/entities.py
index 6ee3c9e..f55940d 100644
--- a/custom_components/weishaupt_modbus/entities.py
+++ b/custom_components/weishaupt_modbus/entities.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ async def set_translate_val(self, value):
         await self._modbus_api.connect()
         mbo = ModbusObject(self._modbus_api, self._modbus_item)
         await mbo.setvalue(val)
-        await self._modbus_api.close()
+        self._modbus_api.close()
 
     def my_device_info(self) -> DeviceInfo:
         """function helper to build the device info"""