diff --git a/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs b/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs
index 07a00a9..14392ad 100644
--- a/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs
+++ b/microservices/CharacterApi/Services/CharacterStore.cs
@@ -47,23 +47,26 @@ public class CharacterStore
         return result.ModifiedCount > 0 || result.MatchedCount > 0;
     }
 
-    public Task<List<VisibleCharacter>> GetVisibleOthersAsync(string characterId, int x, int y, int radius, DateTime onlineSinceUtc) =>
-        _col.Find(c =>
+    public async Task<List<VisibleCharacter>> GetVisibleOthersAsync(string characterId, int x, int y, int radius, DateTime onlineSinceUtc)
+    {
+        var characters = await _col.Find(c =>
                 c.Id != characterId &&
                 c.Coord.X >= x - radius &&
                 c.Coord.X <= x + radius &&
                 c.Coord.Y >= y - radius &&
                 c.Coord.Y <= y + radius &&
                 c.LastSeenUtc >= onlineSinceUtc)
-            .Project(c => new VisibleCharacter
-            {
-                Id = c.Id ?? string.Empty,
-                Name = c.Name,
-                Coord = c.Coord,
-                LastSeenUtc = c.LastSeenUtc
-            })
             .ToListAsync();
 
+        return characters.Select(c => new VisibleCharacter
+        {
+            Id = c.Id ?? string.Empty,
+            Name = c.Name,
+            Coord = c.Coord,
+            LastSeenUtc = c.LastSeenUtc
+        }).ToList();
+    }
+
     public async Task<bool> DeleteForOwnerAsync(string id, string ownerUserId, bool allowAnyOwner)
     {
         var filter = Builders<Character>.Filter.Eq(c => c.Id, id);