diff --git a/realtime/_async/channel.py b/realtime/_async/channel.py
index 26e2b23..fa5d0fa 100644
--- a/realtime/_async/channel.py
+++ b/realtime/_async/channel.py
@@ -527,6 +527,6 @@ def _reply_event_name(self, ref: str):
         return f"chan_reply_{ref}"
 
     async def _rejoin_until_connected(self):
-        await self.rejoin_timer.schedule_timeout()
+        self.rejoin_timer.schedule_timeout()
         if self.socket.is_connected:
             await self._rejoin()
diff --git a/realtime/_async/timer.py b/realtime/_async/timer.py
index 26c2c91..34f0680 100644
--- a/realtime/_async/timer.py
+++ b/realtime/_async/timer.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def reset(self):
         if self.timer:
             self.timer.cancel()
 
-    async def schedule_timeout(self):
+    def schedule_timeout(self):
         if self.timer:
             self.timer.cancel()