diff --git a/src/routes/api/special_notes.ts b/src/routes/api/special_notes.ts
index 0951deac1..2c87e8098 100644
--- a/src/routes/api/special_notes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/api/special_notes.ts
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ function getDayNotesForMonth(req: Request) {
     }
 }
 
-function saveSqlConsole(req: Request) {
-    return specialNotesService.saveSqlConsole(req.body.sqlConsoleNoteId);
+async function saveSqlConsole(req: Request) {
+    return await specialNotesService.saveSqlConsole(req.body.sqlConsoleNoteId);
 }
 
 function createSqlConsole() {
diff --git a/src/services/backend_script_api.ts b/src/services/backend_script_api.ts
index 38d34ddad..f1f14bb0f 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_script_api.ts
+++ b/src/services/backend_script_api.ts
@@ -224,14 +224,14 @@ interface Api {
      * @param date in YYYY-MM-DD format
      * @param rootNote - specify calendar root note, normally leave empty to use the default calendar
      */
-    getDayNote(date: string, rootNote?: BNote): BNote | null;
+    getDayNote(date: string, rootNote?: BNote): Promise<BNote | null>;
 
     /**
      * Returns today's day note. If such note doesn't exist, it is created.
      *
      * @param rootNote specify calendar root note, normally leave empty to use the default calendar
      */
-    getTodayNote(rootNote?: BNote): BNote | null;
+    getTodayNote(rootNote?: BNote): Promise<BNote | null>;
 
     /**
      * Returns note for the first date of the week of the given date.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ interface Api {
      * @param date in YYYY-MM-DD format
      * @param rootNote - specify calendar root note, normally leave empty to use the default calendar
      */
-    getWeekFirstDayNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): BNote | null;
+    getWeekFirstDayNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): Promise<BNote | null>;
 
     /**
      * Returns week note for given date. If such a note doesn't exist, it is created.
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ interface Api {
      * @param date in YYYY-MM-DD format
      * @param rootNote - specify calendar root note, normally leave empty to use the default calendar
      */
-    getWeekNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): BNote | null;
+    getWeekNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): Promise<BNote | null>;
 
     /**
      * Returns month note for given date. If such a note doesn't exist, it is created.
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ interface Api {
      * @param date in YYYY-MM format
      * @param rootNote - specify calendar root note, normally leave empty to use the default calendar
      */
-    getMonthNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): BNote | null;
+    getMonthNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): Promise<BNote | null>;
 
     /**
      * Returns quarter note for given date. If such a note doesn't exist, it is created.
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ interface Api {
      * @param date in YYYY-MM format
      * @param rootNote - specify calendar root note, normally leave empty to use the default calendar
      */
-    getQuarterNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): BNote | null;
+    getQuarterNote(date: string, rootNote: BNote): Promise<BNote | null>;
 
     /**
      * Returns year note for given year. If such a note doesn't exist, it is created.
diff --git a/src/services/special_notes.ts b/src/services/special_notes.ts
index 11c0fd2bc..df8b87cdc 100644
--- a/src/services/special_notes.ts
+++ b/src/services/special_notes.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ function createSqlConsole() {
     return note;
 }
 
-function saveSqlConsole(sqlConsoleNoteId: string) {
+async function saveSqlConsole(sqlConsoleNoteId: string) {
     const sqlConsoleNote = becca.getNote(sqlConsoleNoteId);
     if (!sqlConsoleNote) throw new Error(`Unable to find SQL console note ID: ${sqlConsoleNoteId}`);
     const today = dateUtils.localNowDate();
 
-    const sqlConsoleHome = attributeService.getNoteWithLabel("sqlConsoleHome") || dateNoteService.getDayNote(today);
+    const sqlConsoleHome = attributeService.getNoteWithLabel("sqlConsoleHome") || await dateNoteService.getDayNote(today);
 
     const result = sqlConsoleNote.cloneTo(sqlConsoleHome.noteId);