diff --git a/benchmarks/test_benchmark_init.py b/benchmarks/test_benchmark_init.py
index 9a73bf1..795324c 100644
--- a/benchmarks/test_benchmark_init.py
+++ b/benchmarks/test_benchmark_init.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async def test_initializing_models(aio_benchmark, num_models: int):
         ]
         assert len(authors) == num_models
 
-    await initialize_models(num_models)
+    initialize_models(num_models)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("num_models", [10, 20, 40])