diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.Notifications.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.Notifications.cs
index d298f5bbec..94d4804cd4 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.Notifications.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.Notifications.cs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ internal class NotificationAsyncHandlerWrapperImpl<TNotification> : Notification
     ///         confusion.
     ///     </para>
     /// </remarks>
-    public override Task HandleAsync(
+    public override async Task HandleAsync(
         INotification notification,
         CancellationToken cancellationToken,
         ServiceFactory serviceFactory,
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ internal class NotificationAsyncHandlerWrapperImpl<TNotification> : Notification
                 (theNotification, theToken) =>
                     x.HandleAsync((TNotification)theNotification, theToken)));
 
-        return publish(handlers, notification, cancellationToken);
+        await publish(handlers, notification, cancellationToken);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.cs
index 277b24eb06..b5de38c66d 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Events/EventAggregator.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public partial class EventAggregator : IEventAggregator
         => _serviceFactory = serviceFactory;
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public Task PublishAsync<TNotification>(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
+    public async Task PublishAsync<TNotification>(TNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
         where TNotification : INotification
     {
         // TODO: Introduce codegen efficient Guard classes to reduce noise.
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public partial class EventAggregator : IEventAggregator
         }
 
         PublishNotification(notification);
-        return PublishNotificationAsync(notification, cancellationToken);
+        await PublishNotificationAsync(notification, cancellationToken);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />