diff --git a/keyserver/src/socket/socket.js b/keyserver/src/socket/socket.js
--- a/keyserver/src/socket/socket.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/socket/socket.js
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@
     const timeUntilStateCheck =
       viewer.sessionLastValidated + sessionCheckFrequency - Date.now();
     if (timeUntilStateCheck <= 0) {
-      this.initiateStateCheck();
+      ignorePromiseRejections(this.initiateStateCheck());
     } else {
       this.stateCheckTimeoutID = setTimeout(
         this.initiateStateCheck,