diff --git a/src/addons/calendar/services/calendar.ts b/src/addons/calendar/services/calendar.ts
index 7abd75948..3cf9e6489 100644
--- a/src/addons/calendar/services/calendar.ts
+++ b/src/addons/calendar/services/calendar.ts
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ export class AddonCalendarProvider {
         }
 
         if (addDefaultReminder) {
-            this.addDefaultEventReminder(eventRecord, site.getId());
+            await this.addDefaultEventReminder(eventRecord, site.getId());
         }
 
         await site.getDb().insertRecord(EVENTS_TABLE, eventRecord);