diff --git a/src/plugins/_api/messageEvents.ts b/src/plugins/_api/messageEvents.ts
index 739c7b8ec..6d1bc85d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/_api/messageEvents.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/_api/messageEvents.ts
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ export default definePlugin({
         {
             find: ".handleSendMessage,onResize:",
             replacement: {
-                // https://regex101.com/r/7iswuk/1
-                match: /let (\i)=\i\.\i\.parse\((\i),.+?\.getSendMessageOptions\(\{.+?\}\)?;(?=.+?(\i)\.flags=)(?<=\)\(({.+?})\)\.then.+?)/,
-                replace: (m, parsedMessage, channel, options, props) => m +
+                // TODO: simplify once Discord decides on if this .then() callback should be async or not
+                match: /(?<=channel:\i\}\)\.then\()(?:async )?(\i=>.+?let (\i)=\i\.\i\.parse\((\i),.+?\.getSendMessageOptions\(\{.+?\}\)?;)(?=.+?(\i)\.flags=)(?<=\)\(({.+?})\)\.then.+?)/,
+                replace: (m, restCode, parsedMessage, channel, options, props) => "async " + restCode +
                     `if(await Vencord.Api.MessageEvents._handlePreSend(${channel}.id,${parsedMessage},${options},${props}))` +
                     "return{shouldClear:false,shouldRefocus:true};"
             }