diff --git a/core/server/api/canary/labels.js b/core/server/api/canary/labels.js
index 5d17bac1bd..36b29a8370 100644
--- a/core/server/api/canary/labels.js
+++ b/core/server/api/canary/labels.js
@@ -76,16 +76,15 @@ module.exports = {
             }
         },
         permissions: true,
-        async query(frame) {
-            try {
-                return await models.Label.add(frame.data.labels[0], frame.options);
-            } catch (error) {
-                if (error.code && error.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('unique') !== -1) {
-                    throw new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.labels.labelAlreadyExists')});
-                }
+        query(frame) {
+            return models.Label.add(frame.data.labels[0], frame.options)
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    if (error.code && error.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('unique') !== -1) {
+                        throw new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.labels.labelAlreadyExists')});
+                    }
 
-                throw error;
-            }
+                    throw error;
+                });
         }
     },
 
diff --git a/core/server/api/v3/labels.js b/core/server/api/v3/labels.js
index 5d17bac1bd..36b29a8370 100644
--- a/core/server/api/v3/labels.js
+++ b/core/server/api/v3/labels.js
@@ -76,16 +76,15 @@ module.exports = {
             }
         },
         permissions: true,
-        async query(frame) {
-            try {
-                return await models.Label.add(frame.data.labels[0], frame.options);
-            } catch (error) {
-                if (error.code && error.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('unique') !== -1) {
-                    throw new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.labels.labelAlreadyExists')});
-                }
+        query(frame) {
+            return models.Label.add(frame.data.labels[0], frame.options)
+                .catch((error) => {
+                    if (error.code && error.message.toLowerCase().indexOf('unique') !== -1) {
+                        throw new errors.ValidationError({message: i18n.t('errors.api.labels.labelAlreadyExists')});
+                    }
 
-                throw error;
-            }
+                    throw error;
+                });
         }
     },