diff --git a/acme/autocert/internal/acmetest/ca.go b/acme/autocert/internal/acmetest/ca.go
index fa33987..0a5ebe7 100644
--- a/acme/autocert/internal/acmetest/ca.go
+++ b/acme/autocert/internal/acmetest/ca.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@
 			ca.httpErrorf(w, http.StatusBadRequest, "challenge accept: %v", err)
 			return
 		}
-		go ca.validateChallenge(a, typ)
+		ca.validateChallenge(a, typ)
 		w.Write([]byte("{}"))
 
 	// Get authorization status requests.