diff --git a/account/decorators.py b/account/decorators.py
index 275db5e..c5dec8f 100644
--- a/account/decorators.py
+++ b/account/decorators.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from .models import ProblemPermission
 class BasePermissionDecorator(object):
     def __init__(self, func):
         self.func = func
+        functools.update_wrapper(self, func)
 
     def __get__(self, obj, obj_type):
         if inspect.iscoroutinefunction(self.func):
diff --git a/utils/api/api.py b/utils/api/api.py
index 2d610be..a8a99f1 100644
--- a/utils/api/api.py
+++ b/utils/api/api.py
@@ -252,10 +252,13 @@ def validate_serializer(serializer):
                 self = args[0]
                 request = args[1]
                 s = serializer(data=request.data)
-                if s.is_valid():
+                if await sync_to_async(s.is_valid)():
                     request.data = s.data
                     request.serializer = s
-                    return await view_method(*args, **kwargs)
+                    response = view_method(*args, **kwargs)
+                    if asyncio.iscoroutine(response):
+                        return await response
+                    return response
                 else:
                     return self.invalid_serializer(s)
             return async_handle