diff --git a/lib/metadataTypes/User.js b/lib/metadataTypes/User.js
index 4c3d01b2e..bc5158c0e 100644
--- a/lib/metadataTypes/User.js
+++ b/lib/metadataTypes/User.js
@@ -639,7 +639,12 @@ class User extends MetadataType {
         }
         if (
             !foundSingle &&
-            !this._retrieveSOAP_installedPackage(requestParams, soapType, fields, resultsBulk)
+            !(await this._retrieveSOAP_installedPackage(
+                requestParams,
+                soapType,
+                fields,
+                resultsBulk
+            ))
         ) {
             return {};
         }
@@ -736,7 +741,7 @@ class User extends MetadataType {
      * @param {string} soapType e.g. AccountUser
      * @param {string[]} fields list of fields to retrieve
      * @param {object} resultsBulk actual return value of this method
-     * @returns {boolean} success flag
+     * @returns {Promise.<boolean>} success flag
      */
     static async _retrieveSOAP_installedPackage(requestParams, soapType, fields, resultsBulk) {
         const requestParamsInstalledPackage = {