diff --git a/changelog.d/3256.misc.rst b/changelog.d/3256.misc.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..79c3cab5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/3256.misc.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix missing ``await`` in code of ``redbot --edit``.
diff --git a/redbot/__main__.py b/redbot/__main__.py
index 2fe86a3a9..e8519fa46 100644
--- a/redbot/__main__.py
+++ b/redbot/__main__.py
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ async def run_bot(red: Red, cli_flags: Namespace):
 
     if cli_flags.edit:
         try:
-            edit_instance(red, cli_flags)
+            await edit_instance(red, cli_flags)
         except (KeyboardInterrupt, EOFError):
             print("Aborted!")
         finally: