diff --git a/lib/peertubeRequester.ts b/lib/peertubeRequester.ts
index a2c2cbf..9e58271 100644
--- a/lib/peertubeRequester.ts
+++ b/lib/peertubeRequester.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class PeerTubeRequester {
     this.password = config.password;
   }
 
-  private async requestAuthToken(): Promise<void> {
+  private async requestAuthToken(): Promise<any> {
     let response = await fetch(
       new URL(`/api/v1/oauth-clients/local`, this.domain_name)
     );
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class PeerTubeRequester {
   }
 
   async uploadFromUrl(message: UploadInstruction): Promise<void> {
-    const accessToken = this.requestAuthToken();
+    const accessToken = await this.requestAuthToken();
     const myUploadForm = new URLSearchParams();
     const myHeader = new Headers();
     myHeader.append("Authorization", `Bearer ${accessToken}`);