diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_image.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_image.sh
index 3d75d301ce8e7..7e057c2835349 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_image.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/artifacts/docker_image.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ if [[ "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" == "$KIBANA_BASE_BRANCH" ]]; then
   cat << EOF | buildkite-agent pipeline upload
 steps:
   - trigger: serverless-gitops-update-stack-image-tag
-    async: true
     label: ":argo: Update image tag for Kibana"
     branches: main
     build: