diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_program_manager.py b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_program_manager.py
index f50fcf0..092a2c6 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_program_manager.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/bdi/bdi_program_manager.py
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ class BDIProgramManager(BaseAgent):
 
         await self.send(msg)
 
-    def handle_message(self, msg: InternalMessage):
+    async def handle_message(self, msg: InternalMessage):
         match msg.thread:
             case "transition_phase":
                 phases = json.loads(msg.body)
 
-                self._transition_phase(phases["old"], phases["new"])
+                await self._transition_phase(phases["old"], phases["new"])
 
-    def _transition_phase(self, old: str, new: str):
+    async def _transition_phase(self, old: str, new: str):
         if old != str(self._phase.id):
             self.logger.warning(
                 f"Phase transition desync detected! ASL requested move from '{old}', "
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ class BDIProgramManager(BaseAgent):
             if str(phase.id) == new:
                 self._phase = phase
 
-        self._send_beliefs_to_semantic_belief_extractor()
-        self._send_goals_to_semantic_belief_extractor()
+        await self._send_beliefs_to_semantic_belief_extractor()
+        await self._send_goals_to_semantic_belief_extractor()
 
         # Notify user interaction agent
         msg = InternalMessage(
diff --git a/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
index 90f4e7a..c42449a 100644
--- a/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
+++ b/src/control_backend/agents/user_interrupt/user_interrupt_agent.py
@@ -260,27 +260,6 @@ class UserInterruptAgent(BaseAgent):
         )
         await self.send(out_msg)
 
-    async def _send_to_program_manager(self, belief_id: str):
-        """
-        Send a button_override belief to the BDIProgramManager.
-
-        :param belief_id: The belief_id that overrides the goal/trigger/conditional norm.
-        this id can belong to a basic belief or an inferred belief.
-        See also: https://utrechtuniversity.youtrack.cloud/articles/N25B-A-27/UI-components
-        """
-        data = {"belief": belief_id}
-        message = InternalMessage(
-            to=settings.agent_settings.bdi_program_manager_name,
-            sender=self.name,
-            body=json.dumps(data),
-            thread="belief_override_id",
-        )
-        await self.send(message)
-        self.logger.info(
-            "Sent button_override belief with id '%s' to Program manager.",
-            belief_id,
-        )
-
     async def _send_to_bdi(self, thread: str, body: str):
         """Send slug of trigger to BDI"""
         msg = InternalMessage(