diff --git a/src/Discord.Net.Audio/Net/VoiceSocket.cs b/src/Discord.Net.Audio/Net/VoiceSocket.cs
index 77c9e41a3..adb583f1d 100644
--- a/src/Discord.Net.Audio/Net/VoiceSocket.cs
+++ b/src/Discord.Net.Audio/Net/VoiceSocket.cs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ namespace Discord.Net.WebSockets
                                     break;
                                 }
                             }
-                            _udp.Send(pingPacket, pingPacket.Length);
+                            await _udp.SendAsync(pingPacket, pingPacket.Length);
                             nextPingTicks = currentTicks + 5 * ticksPerSeconds;
                         }
                     }