diff --git a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
index 7543430e7..f8a12fb4f 100644
--- a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
+++ b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
@@ -293,9 +293,9 @@ fdescribe('GitRepositoryAsync-js', () => {
       fs.writeFileSync(modifiedPath, 'making this path modified')
       await repo.refreshStatus()
 
-      expect(repo.getCachedPathStatus(cleanPath)).toBeUndefined()
-      expect(repo.isStatusNew(repo.getCachedPathStatus(newPath))).toBeTruthy()
-      expect(repo.isStatusModified(repo.getCachedPathStatus(modifiedPath))).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(await repo.getCachedPathStatus(cleanPath)).toBeUndefined()
+      expect(repo.isStatusNew(await repo.getCachedPathStatus(newPath))).toBeTruthy()
+      expect(repo.isStatusModified(await repo.getCachedPathStatus(modifiedPath))).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })