diff --git a/packages/plugin-nested-docs/src/hooks/resaveChildren.ts b/packages/plugin-nested-docs/src/hooks/resaveChildren.ts
index 5a7eac66399..b0df06bdebf 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-nested-docs/src/hooks/resaveChildren.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-nested-docs/src/hooks/resaveChildren.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export const resaveChildren =
           await req.payload.update({
             id: child.id,
             collection: collection.slug,
-            data: populateBreadcrumbs({
+            data: await populateBreadcrumbs({
               collection,
               data: child,
               generateLabel: pluginConfig.generateLabel,