diff --git a/packages/server/src/entry/server/Express.ts b/packages/server/src/entry/server/Express.ts
index 440fcd55..dfde7a77 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/entry/server/Express.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/entry/server/Express.ts
@@ -43,14 +43,11 @@ export class ExpressModule {
     private readonly cookieSecret: string
   ) {}
 
-  async init(): Promise<void> {
+  init() {
     this.#app = express();
     this.#app.set("trust proxy", true);
 
     this.#httpServer = http.createServer(this.app);
-
-    // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-useless-promise-resolve-reject
-    return Promise.resolve();
   }
 
   public startMiddlewares() {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/entry/server/Server.ts b/packages/server/src/entry/server/Server.ts
index 132df1fa..1ff5f286 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/entry/server/Server.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/entry/server/Server.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class Server implements EntryPoint {
       `Logger initialized with level "${this.loggingLevel}", writing log files to "${this.logDir}"`
     );
 
-    await this.expressModule.init();
+    this.expressModule.init();
     await this.apolloModule.init();
 
     this.expressModule.startMiddlewares();