diff --git a/spec/unit/crypto/backup.spec.js b/spec/unit/crypto/backup.spec.js
index acba78310..f4d6a71cf 100644
--- a/spec/unit/crypto/backup.spec.js
+++ b/spec/unit/crypto/backup.spec.js
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ describe("MegolmBackup", function() {
             });
             await client.resetCrossSigningKeys();
             let numCalls = 0;
-            await new Promise(async (resolve, reject) => {
+            await new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
                 client._http.authedRequest = function(
                     callback, method, path, queryParams, data, opts,
                 ) {
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ describe("MegolmBackup", function() {
                     resolve();
                     return Promise.resolve({});
                 };
-                await client.createKeyBackupVersion({
+                client.createKeyBackupVersion({
                     algorithm: "m.megolm_backup.v1",
                     auth_data: {
                         public_key: "hSDwCYkwp1R0i33ctD73Wg2/Og0mOBr066SpjqqbTmo",
diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index 230aa364d..b295b9c03 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ MatrixClient.prototype.createKeyBackupVersion = async function(info) {
     // sessions.
     await this.checkKeyBackup();
     if (!this.getKeyBackupEnabled()) {
-        throw new Error("Key backup not usable even though we just created it");
+        logger.error("Key backup not usable even though we just created it");
     }
 
     return res;