diff --git a/src/templates/console.html b/src/templates/console.html
index d067251ae..332804313 100644
--- a/src/templates/console.html
+++ b/src/templates/console.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   </head>
   <body>
     <script>
-      function main() {
+      async function main() {
         await initializePyodide({ indexURL : '{{ PYODIDE_BASE_URL }}' });
         let namespace = pyodide.globals.get("dict")();
         pyodide.runPython(`
