diff --git a/src/utils/widgets.js b/src/utils/widgets.js
index edbe78fd58..62f841c9c2 100644
--- a/src/utils/widgets.js
+++ b/src/utils/widgets.js
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ function removeStickerpickerWidgets() {
             delete userWidgets[key];
         }
     });
-    client.setAccountData('m.widgets', userWidgets);
+    return client.setAccountData('m.widgets', userWidgets);
 }