diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MQTT/MqttTrigger.node.ts b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MQTT/MqttTrigger.node.ts
index 24aa3e2d82907..f4209c0822689 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MQTT/MqttTrigger.node.ts
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/nodes/MQTT/MqttTrigger.node.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ export class MqttTrigger implements INodeType {
 		};
 
 		if (this.getMode() === 'trigger') {
-			await manualTriggerFunction();
+			void manualTriggerFunction();
 		}
 
 		async function closeFunction() {