diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 06fb1917d..797c3f7aa 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -744,9 +744,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@atom/notify": {
-      "version": "1.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@atom/notify/-/notify-1.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZS+feBkSULIDQIQnYr4OdplH7UNzpAwHqv9dsfDjgtALuLVUnzL2SdBkvjX5LTMGiZkFRLs3Cbly25LdNGIBlQ=="
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@atom/notify/-/notify-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-9tIf60zM0MSyEHzlH3NrMUeC6BJNrJyIzvLXK/UaW9HEeXWRayxBOGNkrKN9JfEYuabOsDoNdVqdo8HE16Wpfw=="
     },
     "@atom/nsfw": {
       "version": "1.0.18",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 02d3a16eb..a58206fa2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "electronVersion": "2.0.18",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@atom/notify": "1.0.3",
+    "@atom/notify": "1.0.4",
     "@atom/nsfw": "1.0.18",
     "@atom/source-map-support": "^0.3.4",
     "@atom/watcher": "1.3.1",
diff --git a/spec/project-spec.js b/spec/project-spec.js
index cabec7db1..4e4b5838e 100644
--- a/spec/project-spec.js
+++ b/spec/project-spec.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Project', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    it('does not deserialize paths that are now files', () => {
+    it('does not deserialize paths that are now files', async () => {
       const childPath = path.join(temp.mkdirSync('atom-spec-project'), 'child')
       fs.mkdirSync(childPath)
 
@@ -70,22 +70,21 @@ describe('Project', () => {
         grammarRegistry: atom.grammars
       })
       atom.project.setPaths([childPath])
+      await stopAllWatchers()
       const state = atom.project.serialize()
 
       fs.rmdirSync(childPath)
       fs.writeFileSync(childPath, 'surprise!\n')
 
       let err = null
-      waitsForPromise(() =>
-        deserializedProject.deserialize(state, atom.deserializers).catch(e => {
-          err = e
-        })
-      )
+      try {
+        await deserializedProject.deserialize(state, atom.deserializers)
+      } catch (e) {
+        err = e
+      }
 
-      runs(() => {
-        expect(deserializedProject.getPaths()).toEqual([])
-        expect(err.missingProjectPaths).toEqual([childPath])
-      })
+      expect(deserializedProject.getPaths()).toEqual([])
+      expect(err.missingProjectPaths).toEqual([childPath])
     })
 
     it('does not include unretained buffers in the serialized state', () => {
diff --git a/src/path-watcher.js b/src/path-watcher.js
index f4a77957a..a3357e6ab 100644
--- a/src/path-watcher.js
+++ b/src/path-watcher.js
@@ -606,13 +606,12 @@ class PathWatcherManager {
   // Private: Stop all living watchers.
   //
   // Returns a {Promise} that resolves when all native watcher resources are disposed.
-  stopAllWatchers () {
+  async stopAllWatchers () {
     if (this.useExperimentalWatcher()) {
-      this.notifyWatcher.kill()
+      await this.notifyWatcher.kill()
       this.notifyWatcher = null
-      return Promise.resolve()
     } else {
-      return Promise.all(
+      await Promise.all(
         Array.from(this.live, ([, w]) => w.stop())
       )
     }