diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index 70f2f8b03..d3ea3b4e4 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -2045,6 +2045,7 @@
       }
 
       if (message.isFriendRequest() && isSessionRequest) {
+        // We don't need to await the call below because we just want to send it off
         window.libloki.api.sendSessionEstablishedMessage(message.get('source'));
         confirm();
         // Wether or not we accepted the FR, we exit early so background friend requests
diff --git a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
index deb8aa243..3192a31c6 100644
--- a/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
+++ b/libtextsecure/message_receiver.js
@@ -1623,6 +1623,7 @@ MessageReceiver.prototype.extend({
     // This should be removed once we add the new protocol
     if (envelope.type === textsecure.protobuf.Envelope.Type.FRIEND_REQUEST) {
       window.log.info('sent session established to', envelope.source);
+      // We don't need to await the call below because we just want to send it off
       window.libloki.api.sendSessionEstablishedMessage(envelope.source);
     }