diff --git a/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee b/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
index 3547f3032..4603d9ebb 100644
--- a/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
+++ b/src/main-process/atom-window.coffee
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class AtomWindow
 
   prepareToUnload: ->
     if @isSpecWindow()
-      return Promise.resolve()
+      return Promise.resolve(true)
     @lastPrepareToUnloadPromise = new Promise (resolve) =>
       callback = (event, result) =>
         if BrowserWindow.fromWebContents(event.sender) is @browserWindow