diff --git a/src/Commands.ts b/src/Commands.ts
index f0654a1..b0f9e2a 100644
--- a/src/Commands.ts
+++ b/src/Commands.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ export class Commands {
 	}
 
 	fileCommands() {
-		this.plugin.registerEvent(this.app.workspace.on('file-menu', async (menu: Menu, file: TAbstractFile) => {
+		this.plugin.registerEvent(this.app.workspace.on('file-menu', (menu: Menu, file: TAbstractFile) => {
 			let folder: TAbstractFile | TFolder | null = file.parent;
 			if (file instanceof TFile) {
 				if (this.plugin.settings.storageLocation === 'insideFolder') {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export class Commands {
 
 				if (folder instanceof TFolder) {
 					const folderNote = getFolderNote(this.plugin, folder.path);
-					const excludedFolder = await getExcludedFolder(this.plugin, folder.path, true);
+					const excludedFolder = getExcludedFolder(this.plugin, folder.path, true);
 					if (folderNote?.path === file.path && !excludedFolder?.detached) { return; }
 				} else if (file.parent instanceof TFolder) {
 					folder = file.parent;
diff --git a/src/ExcludeFolders/functions/folderFunctions.ts b/src/ExcludeFolders/functions/folderFunctions.ts
index 91a1627..cc9e586 100644
--- a/src/ExcludeFolders/functions/folderFunctions.ts
+++ b/src/ExcludeFolders/functions/folderFunctions.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { getWhitelistedFolder } from './whitelistFolderFunctions';
 import { WhitelistedFolder } from '../WhitelistFolder';
 import { WhitelistedPattern } from '../WhitelistPattern';
 
-export async function getExcludedFolder(plugin: FolderNotesPlugin, path: string, includeDetached: boolean, pathOnly?: boolean, ignoreWhitelist?: boolean) {
+export function getExcludedFolder(plugin: FolderNotesPlugin, path: string, includeDetached: boolean, pathOnly?: boolean, ignoreWhitelist?: boolean) {
 	let excludedFolder = {} as ExcludedFolder | ExcludePattern | undefined;
 	const whitelistedFolder = getWhitelistedFolder(plugin, path) as WhitelistedFolder | WhitelistedPattern | undefined;
 	const folderName = getFolderNameFromPathString(path);