diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f26f59c..e573bb0 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "emp_hooks"
-version = "0.0.11"
+version = "0.0.12"
 description = "emp hooks"
 authors = [
     {name = "johnny-emp",email = "johnny@empyrealsdk.com"}
diff --git a/src/emp_hooks/handlers/twitter/__init__.py b/src/emp_hooks/handlers/twitter/__init__.py
index 9519d9c..b777bef 100644
--- a/src/emp_hooks/handlers/twitter/__init__.py
+++ b/src/emp_hooks/handlers/twitter/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 import functools
 import json
 import os
@@ -55,10 +56,13 @@ def tweet_handler(func: Callable[[Tweet], bool]):
         """
 
         @functools.wraps(func)
-        def execute_tweet(data):
+        async def execute_tweet(data):
             tweet_json = json.loads(data["data"])
             tweet = Tweet(tweet_json)
-            result = func(tweet)
+            if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(func):
+                result = await func(tweet)
+            else:
+                result = func(tweet)
             sys.stdout.flush()
             return result