diff --git a/Atom/src/Atom.h b/Atom/src/Atom.h
index 1f4f314c1..2e7a2297e 100755
--- a/Atom/src/Atom.h
+++ b/Atom/src/Atom.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class ClientHandler;
   CefRefPtr<ClientHandler> _clientHandler;
 }
 
-- (void)open:(NSString *)path;
+- (AtomController *)open:(NSString *)path;
 - (IBAction)runSpecs:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)runBenchmarks:(id)sender;
 
diff --git a/Atom/src/Atom.mm b/Atom/src/Atom.mm
index b3f2449ed..9afc909be 100755
--- a/Atom/src/Atom.mm
+++ b/Atom/src/Atom.mm
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@
   CefBrowser::CreateBrowser(window_info, _clientHandler.get(), [indexURLString UTF8String], settings);
 }
 
-- (void)open:(NSString *)path {
-  [[AtomController alloc] initWithPath:path atomContext:[self atomContext]];
+- (AtomController *)open:(NSString *)path {
+  return [[AtomController alloc] initWithPath:path atomContext:[self atomContext]];
 }
 
 - (IBAction)runSpecs:(id)sender {