diff --git a/src/atom-environment.coffee b/src/atom-environment.coffee
index 7e425edcd..fd9af9342 100644
--- a/src/atom-environment.coffee
+++ b/src/atom-environment.coffee
@@ -328,20 +328,14 @@ class AtomEnvironment extends Model
 
     @contextMenu.clear()
 
-    @packages.reset()
-
-    @workspace.reset(@packages)
-    @registerDefaultOpeners()
-
-    @project.reset(@packages)
-
-    @workspace.subscribeToEvents()
-
-    @grammars.clear()
-
-    @textEditors.clear()
-
-    @views.clear()
+    @packages.reset().then ->
+      @workspace.reset(@packages)
+      @registerDefaultOpeners()
+      @project.reset(@packages)
+      @workspace.subscribeToEvents()
+      @grammars.clear()
+      @textEditors.clear()
+      @views.clear()
 
   destroy: ->
     return if not @project