diff --git a/CHECKS b/CHECKS
index 738277f..ef44265 100644
--- a/CHECKS
+++ b/CHECKS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 WAIT=10
 TIMEOUT=10
-ATTEMPTS=10
+ATTEMPTS=3
 
-/
+/graphql
diff --git a/services/auth.py b/services/auth.py
index 133138d..8dd8313 100644
--- a/services/auth.py
+++ b/services/auth.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ async def check_auth(req):
         return is_authenticated, user_id
 
 
-def author_id_by_user_id(user_id):
+async def author_id_by_user_id(user_id):
     async with local_session() as session:
         author = session(Author).where(Author.user == user_id).first()
         return author.id