diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py b/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
index 8b230641..34f6be08 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/api_chat.py
@@ -1533,8 +1533,8 @@ async def chat_ws(
 
             # Apply rate limiting manually
             try:
-                rate_limiter_per_minute.check_websocket(websocket)
-                rate_limiter_per_day.check_websocket(websocket)
+                await rate_limiter_per_minute.check_websocket(websocket)
+                await rate_limiter_per_day.check_websocket(websocket)
                 image_rate_limiter.check_websocket(websocket, body)
             except HTTPException as e:
                 await websocket.send_text(json.dumps({"error": e.detail}))
diff --git a/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py b/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
index 0bb2d7ba..4c286980 100644
--- a/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
+++ b/src/khoj/routers/helpers.py
@@ -1936,7 +1936,7 @@ class ApiUserRateLimiter:
         # Add the current request to the cache
         UserRequests.objects.create(user=user, slug=self.slug)
 
-    def check_websocket(self, websocket: WebSocket):
+    async def check_websocket(self, websocket: WebSocket):
         """WebSocket-specific rate limiting method"""
         # Rate limiting disabled if billing is disabled
         if state.billing_enabled is False:
@@ -1954,7 +1954,7 @@ class ApiUserRateLimiter:
 
         # Remove requests outside of the time window
         cutoff = django_timezone.now() - timedelta(seconds=self.window)
-        count_requests = UserRequests.objects.filter(user=user, created_at__gte=cutoff, slug=self.slug).count()
+        count_requests = await UserRequests.objects.filter(user=user, created_at__gte=cutoff, slug=self.slug).acount()
 
         # Check if the user has exceeded the rate limit
         if subscribed and count_requests >= self.subscribed_requests:
@@ -1984,7 +1984,7 @@ class ApiUserRateLimiter:
             )
 
         # Add the current request to the cache
-        UserRequests.objects.create(user=user, slug=self.slug)
+        await UserRequests.objects.acreate(user=user, slug=self.slug)
 
 
 class ApiImageRateLimiter: