diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts
index f0ded644..6d21a4f6 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/modal.ts
@@ -78,12 +78,12 @@ export class KhojModal extends SuggestModal<SearchResult> {
     async getSuggestions(query: string): Promise<SearchResult[]> {
         // Query Khoj backend for search results
         let encodedQuery = encodeURIComponent(query);
-        let searchUrl = `${this.setting.khojUrl}/api/search?q=${encodedQuery}&n=${this.setting.resultsCount}&r=${this.rerank}&t=markdown`
-        let results = await request(searchUrl)
-            .then(response => JSON.parse(response))
-            .then(data => data
-                .filter((result: any) => !this.find_similar_notes || !result.additional.file.endsWith(this.app.workspace.getActiveFile()?.path))
-                .map((result: any) => { return { entry: result.entry, file: result.additional.file } as SearchResult; }));
+        let searchUrl = `${this.setting.khojUrl}/api/search?q=${encodedQuery}&n=${this.setting.resultsCount}&r=${this.rerank}&t=markdown`;
+        let response = await request(searchUrl);
+        let data = JSON.parse(response);
+        let results = data
+            .filter((result: any) => !this.find_similar_notes || !result.additional.file.endsWith(this.app.workspace.getActiveFile()?.path))
+            .map((result: any) => { return { entry: result.entry, file: result.additional.file } as SearchResult; });
 
         return results;
     }
diff --git a/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts b/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts
index edfbb123..ce4f50f4 100644
--- a/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/interface/obsidian/src/settings.ts
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ export class KhojSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
                 .setValue(`${this.plugin.settings.khojUrl}`)
                 .onChange(async (value) => {
                     this.plugin.settings.khojUrl = value.trim();
-                    await this.plugin.saveSettings()
-                    .finally(() => containerEl.firstElementChild?.setText(this.getBackendStatusMessage()));
+                    await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+                    containerEl.firstElementChild?.setText(this.getBackendStatusMessage());
                 }));
          new Setting(containerEl)
             .setName('Results Count')
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ export class KhojSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
                 .onClick(async () => {
                     // Disable button while updating index
                     button.setButtonText('Updating...');
-                    button.removeCta()
+                    button.removeCta();
                     indexVaultSetting = indexVaultSetting.setDisabled(true);
 
-                    await request(`${this.plugin.settings.khojUrl}/api/update?t=markdown&force=true`)
-                    .then(() => new Notice('✅ Updated Khoj index.'));
+                    await request(`${this.plugin.settings.khojUrl}/api/update?t=markdown&force=true`);
+                    new Notice('✅ Updated Khoj index.');
 
                     // Re-enable button once index is updated
                     button.setButtonText('Update');
-                    button.setCta()
+                    button.setCta();
                     indexVaultSetting = indexVaultSetting.setDisabled(false);
                 })
             );