diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index d5413f1f..44cf9721 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -1507,8 +1507,40 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_connect(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int ar
 	return JS_UNDEFINED;
 }
 
+typedef struct _forget_stored_connection_t
+{
+	const char* address;
+	int32_t port;
+	const char* pubkey;
+	JSValue promise[2];
+} forget_stored_connection_t;
+
+static void _tf_ssb_forget_stored_connection_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
+{
+	forget_stored_connection_t* work = user_data;
+	if (work->pubkey)
+	{
+		tf_ssb_db_forget_stored_connection(ssb, work->address, work->port, work->pubkey);
+	}
+}
+
+static void _tf_ssb_forget_stored_connection_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
+{
+	forget_stored_connection_t* work = user_data;
+	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
+	JS_FreeCString(context, work->pubkey);
+	JS_FreeCString(context, work->address);
+	JSValue result = JS_Call(context, work->promise[0], JS_UNDEFINED, 0, NULL);
+	tf_util_report_error(context, result);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, result);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[0]);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[1]);
+	tf_free(work);
+}
+
 static JSValue _tf_ssb_forgetStoredConnection(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
 {
+	JSValue result = JS_UNDEFINED;
 	JSValue args = argv[0];
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = JS_GetOpaque(this_val, _tf_ssb_classId);
 	if (ssb)
@@ -1520,17 +1552,20 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_forgetStoredConnection(JSContext* context, JSValueConst t
 		int32_t port_int = 0;
 		JS_ToInt32(context, &port_int, port);
 		const char* pubkey_str = JS_ToCString(context, pubkey);
-		if (pubkey_str)
-		{
-			tf_ssb_db_forget_stored_connection(ssb, address_str, port_int, pubkey_str);
-		}
-		JS_FreeCString(context, pubkey_str);
-		JS_FreeCString(context, address_str);
+
+		forget_stored_connection_t* work = tf_malloc(sizeof(forget_stored_connection_t));
+		*work = (forget_stored_connection_t) {
+			.address = address_str,
+			.port = port_int,
+			.pubkey = pubkey_str,
+		};
+		result = JS_NewPromiseCapability(context, work->promise);
 		JS_FreeValue(context, address);
 		JS_FreeValue(context, port);
 		JS_FreeValue(context, pubkey);
+		tf_ssb_run_work(ssb, _tf_ssb_forget_stored_connection_work, _tf_ssb_forget_stored_connection_after_work, work);
 	}
-	return JS_UNDEFINED;
+	return result;
 }
 
 static void _tf_ssb_cleanup_value(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)