diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/user.js b/packages/backend/src/models/user.js
index 5f165273..61e6048c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/user.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/user.js
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ class User extends Base {
     }
   }
 
-  login(password) {
-    return bcrypt.compare(password, this.password);
+  async login(password) {
+    return await bcrypt.compare(password, this.password);
   }
 
   async generateResetPasswordToken() {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/user.test.js b/packages/backend/src/models/user.test.js
index b7183ffb..472e36f2 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/user.test.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/user.test.js
@@ -493,4 +493,18 @@ describe('User model', () => {
       );
     });
   });
+
+  describe('login', () => {
+    it('should return true when the given password matches with the user password', async () => {
+      const user = await createUser({ password: 'sample-password' });
+
+      expect(await user.login('sample-password')).toBe(true);
+    });
+
+    it('should return false when the given password does not match with the user password', async () => {
+      const user = await createUser({ password: 'sample-password' });
+
+      expect(await user.login('wrong-password')).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });