diff --git a/spec/editor-view-spec.coffee b/spec/editor-view-spec.coffee
index b63079d11..7542bd059 100644
--- a/spec/editor-view-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/editor-view-spec.coffee
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ describe "EditorView", ->
   [buffer, editorView, editor, cachedLineHeight, cachedCharWidth] = []
 
   beforeEach ->
-    atom.packages.activatePackage('language-text', sync: true)
-    atom.packages.activatePackage('language-javascript', sync: true)
     editor = atom.project.openSync('sample.js')
     buffer = editor.buffer
     editorView = new EditorView(editor)
@@ -26,6 +24,12 @@ describe "EditorView", ->
       @width(getCharWidth() * widthInChars) if widthInChars
       $('#jasmine-content').append(this)
 
+    waitsForPromise ->
+      atom.packages.activatePackage('language-text', sync: true)
+
+    waitsForPromise ->
+      atom.packages.activatePackage('language-javascript', sync: true)
+
   getLineHeight = ->
     return cachedLineHeight if cachedLineHeight?
     calcDimensions()