diff --git a/lib/router.transfer.js b/lib/router.transfer.js
index 053159899..eab5b020f 100644
--- a/lib/router.transfer.js
+++ b/lib/router.transfer.js
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ module.exports = function (app) {
     }
   }
 
-  function requestTransfer(req, res) {
+  async function requestTransfer(req, res) {
     if (!Util.validateSession(req)) return res.status(401).end();
     let owner = sanitka.owner(req.session.owner);
-    transfer.request(owner, req.body, (success, response) => {
+    await transfer.request(owner, req.body, (success, response) => {
       transferResultRedirect(success, res, response);
     });
   }
diff --git a/lib/thinx/transfer.js b/lib/thinx/transfer.js
index 98439a7a8..2c5023c39 100644
--- a/lib/thinx/transfer.js
+++ b/lib/thinx/transfer.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ module.exports = class Transfer {
 
 	sendRecipientTransferEmail(body, transfer_uuid) {
 
-		if (!Util.isDefined(body.udids)) { console.log("[error] [sendRecipientTransferEmail] missing body.udids"); return }
+		if (!Util.isDefined(body.udids)) { console.log("[error] [sendRecipientTransferEmail] missing body.udids"); return; }
 
 		var htmlDeviceList = "<p><ul>";
 		for (var dindex in body.udids) {
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ module.exports = class Transfer {
 		this.sendMail(recipientTransferEmail, "recipient_transfer", () => {  /* nop */  });
 	}
 
-	request(owner, body, callback) {
+	// TODO: refactor from callback to promise?
+	async request(owner, body, callback) {
 
 		// body should look like { "to":"some@email.com", "udids" : [ "some-udid", "another-udid" ] }
 
diff --git a/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js b/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js
index 0866e2363..c11d59108 100644
--- a/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js
+++ b/spec/jasmine/TransferSpec.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ describe("Transfer", function () {
     console.log(`🚸 [chai] <<< completed Transfer spec`);
   });
 
-  it("(00) should be able to initiate device transfer, decline and accept another one", function (done) {
+  it("(00) should be able to initiate device transfer, decline and accept another one", async function (done) {
 
     let accepted = false;
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe("Transfer", function () {
     var owner = envi.oid;
 
     // TODO: Turn this into async
-    transfer.request(owner, body, (t_success, response) => {
+    await transfer.request(owner, body, (t_success, response) => {
       expect(t_success).to.equal(true);
       expect(response).to.be.a('string');
       const tbody = {
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ describe("Transfer", function () {
       };
 
       // 00-02 Decline
-      transfer.decline(tbody, (d_success, d_response) => {
+      transfer.decline(tbody, async (d_success, d_response) => {
         expect(d_success).to.equal(true);
         expect(d_response).to.be.a('string');
 
         // TODO: Turn this into async
-        transfer.request(owner, body, (b_success, b_response) => {
+        await transfer.request(owner, body, (b_success, b_response) => {
           expect(b_success).to.equal(true);
-          expect(b_response).to.be.a('string'); // transfer_requested      
+          expect(b_response).to.be.a('string'); // transfer_requested
 
           // 00-04 Accept
           var transfer_body = {