diff --git a/src/FileExplorer.ts b/src/FileExplorer.ts
index 22ca255..7dce91e 100644
--- a/src/FileExplorer.ts
+++ b/src/FileExplorer.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ export class FileExplorerOverview {
 		if (folderNote) { pathBlacklist.push(folderNote.path); }
 		let excludedFolder = undefined;
 		if (plugin instanceof FolderNotesPlugin) {
-			excludedFolder = await getExcludedFolder(plugin, child.path, true);
+			excludedFolder = getExcludedFolder(plugin, child.path, true);
 		}
 		if (excludedFolder?.excludeFromFolderOverview) { return; }
 
diff --git a/src/FolderOverview.ts b/src/FolderOverview.ts
index 25eb3f9..0b9a584 100644
--- a/src/FolderOverview.ts
+++ b/src/FolderOverview.ts
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export class FolderOverview {
 			let isExcludedFromOverview = false;
 
 			if (plugin instanceof FolderNotesPlugin) {
-				isExcludedFromOverview = (await getExcludedFolder(plugin, file.path, true))?.excludeFromFolderOverview ?? false;
+				isExcludedFromOverview = (getExcludedFolder(plugin, file.path, true))?.excludeFromFolderOverview ?? false;
 			}
 
 			if ((isBlacklisted && !this.yaml.showFolderNotes) || !isSubfolder || isSourceFile || isExcludedFromOverview) {