diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md
rename to .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
diff --git a/changes/348.fixed b/changes/348.fixed
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccd908f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/348.fixed
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed failure when running slack socket mode.
diff --git a/nautobot_chatops/sockets/slack.py b/nautobot_chatops/sockets/slack.py
index e4482db7..5f95975a 100644
--- a/nautobot_chatops/sockets/slack.py
+++ b/nautobot_chatops/sockets/slack.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import json
 import shlex
 
+from asgiref.sync import sync_to_async
 from django.conf import settings
 from slack_sdk.socket_mode.aiohttp import SocketModeClient
 from slack_sdk.socket_mode.request import SocketModeRequest
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ async def process_slash_command(client, req):
             client.logger.error("%s", err)
             return
 
-        registry = get_commands_registry()
+        registry = await sync_to_async(get_commands_registry)()
 
         if command not in registry:
             SlackDispatcher(context).send_markdown(commands_help(prefix=SLASH_PREFIX))
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ async def process_interactive(client, req):
 
         client.logger.info(f"command: {command}, subcommand: {subcommand}, params: {params}")
 
-        registry = get_commands_registry()
+        registry = await sync_to_async(get_commands_registry)()
 
         if command not in registry:
             SlackDispatcher(context).send_markdown(commands_help(prefix=SLASH_PREFIX))
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ async def process_mention(client, req):
             client.logger.error("%s", err)
             return
 
-        registry = get_commands_registry()
+        registry = await sync_to_async(get_commands_registry)()
 
         if command not in registry:
             SlackDispatcher(context).send_markdown(commands_help(prefix=SLASH_PREFIX))