diff --git a/server/models/Collection.ts b/server/models/Collection.ts
index 18cc68f53..b4f0d2337 100644
--- a/server/models/Collection.ts
+++ b/server/models/Collection.ts
@@ -457,10 +457,11 @@ class Collection extends ParanoidModel {
           parentDocumentId: documentId,
         },
       });
-      childDocuments.forEach(async (child) => {
+
+      for (const child of childDocuments) {
         await loopChildren(child.id, opts);
         await child.destroy(opts);
-      });
+      }
     };
 
     await loopChildren(document.id, options);
diff --git a/server/models/Document.ts b/server/models/Document.ts
index 04b5249c3..db2898cd1 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.ts
+++ b/server/models/Document.ts
@@ -568,12 +568,12 @@ class Document extends ParanoidModel {
           parentDocumentId,
         },
       });
-      childDocuments.forEach(async (child) => {
+      for (const child of childDocuments) {
         await archiveChildren(child.id);
         child.archivedAt = archivedAt;
         child.lastModifiedById = userId;
         await child.save(options);
-      });
+      }
     };
 
     await archiveChildren(this.id);
diff --git a/server/queues/tasks/ImportJSONTask.ts b/server/queues/tasks/ImportJSONTask.ts
index b0c15d453..e6d8b82ba 100644
--- a/server/queues/tasks/ImportJSONTask.ts
+++ b/server/queues/tasks/ImportJSONTask.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export default class ImportJSONTask extends ImportTask {
       documents: { [id: string]: DocumentJSONExport },
       collectionId: string
     ) {
-      Object.values(documents).forEach(async (node) => {
+      Object.values(documents).forEach((node) => {
         const id = uuidv4();
         output.documents.push({
           ...node,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ export default class ImportJSONTask extends ImportTask {
     async function mapAttachments(attachments: {
       [id: string]: AttachmentJSONExport;
     }) {
-      Object.values(attachments).forEach(async (node) => {
+      Object.values(attachments).forEach((node) => {
         const id = uuidv4();
         const zipObject = zip.files[node.key];
         const mimeType = mime.lookup(node.key) || "application/octet-stream";