diff --git a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.coffee b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.coffee
index 180988d83..0eba6a4f4 100644
--- a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.coffee
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ fdescribe "GitRepositoryAsync", ->
 
     beforeEach ->
       workingDirPath = copyRepository()
-      repo = new GitRepositoryAsync.open(workingDirPath)
+      repo = GitRepositoryAsync.open(workingDirPath)
       filePath = path.join(workingDirPath, 'a.txt')
       newPath = path.join(workingDirPath, 'new-path.txt')
       fs.writeFileSync(newPath, "i'm new here")
@@ -136,22 +136,31 @@ fdescribe "GitRepositoryAsync", ->
         runs ->
           expect(onSuccess.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBeFalsy()
 
-  xdescribe ".isPathNew(path)", ->
+  describe ".isPathNew(path)", ->
     [filePath, newPath] = []
 
     beforeEach ->
       workingDirPath = copyRepository()
-      repo = new GitRepository(workingDirPath)
+      repo = GitRepositoryAsync.open(workingDirPath)
       filePath = path.join(workingDirPath, 'a.txt')
       newPath = path.join(workingDirPath, 'new-path.txt')
       fs.writeFileSync(newPath, "i'm new here")
 
-    xdescribe "when the path is unstaged", ->
+    describe "when the path is unstaged", ->
       it "returns true if the path is new", ->
-        expect(repo.isPathNew(newPath)).toBeTruthy()
+        onSuccess = jasmine.createSpy('onSuccess')
+        waitsForPromise ->
+          repo.isPathNew(newPath).then(onSuccess)
+        runs ->
+          expect(onSuccess.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBeTruthy()
 
       it "returns false if the path isn't new", ->
-        expect(repo.isPathNew(filePath)).toBeFalsy()
+        onSuccess = jasmine.createSpy('onSuccess')
+        waitsForPromise ->
+          repo.isPathModified(newPath).then(onSuccess)
+        runs ->
+          expect(onSuccess.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toBeFalsy()
+
 
   xdescribe ".checkoutHead(path)", ->
     [filePath] = []
diff --git a/src/git-repository-async.js b/src/git-repository-async.js
index 445e88ccb..6a07c93b3 100644
--- a/src/git-repository-async.js
+++ b/src/git-repository-async.js
@@ -37,16 +37,32 @@ module.exports = class GitRepositoryAsync {
     })
   }
 
-  isPathModified(_path) {
+  _filterStatusesByPath(_path) {
     // Surely I'm missing a built-in way to do this
     var basePath = null
     return this.repoPromise.then( (repo) => {
       basePath = repo.workdir()
       return repo.getStatus()
     }).then( (statuses) => {
-      console.log(statuses.map(function(x){return x.path()}));
+      return statuses.filter(function (status) {
+        return _path == path.join(basePath, status.path())
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
+  isPathModified(_path) {
+    return this._filterStatusesByPath(_path).then(function(statuses) {
       ret = statuses.filter((status)=> {
-        return _path == path.join(basePath, status.path()) && (status.isModified() || status.isDeleted())
+        return status.isModified() || status.isDeleted()
+      }).length > 0
+      return Promise.resolve(ret)
+    })
+  }
+
+  isPathNew(_path) {
+    return this._filterStatusesByPath(_path).then(function(statuses) {
+      ret = statuses.filter((status)=> {
+        return status.isNew()
       }).length > 0
       return Promise.resolve(ret)
     })