diff --git a/lib/common/asar.js b/lib/common/asar.js
index 5d57c07d2f..288b438674 100644
--- a/lib/common/asar.js
+++ b/lib/common/asar.js
@@ -1,59 +1,77 @@
 (function () {
   const asar = process.binding('atom_common_asar')
+  const assert = require('assert')
   const {Buffer} = require('buffer')
   const childProcess = require('child_process')
   const path = require('path')
   const util = require('util')
 
-  const hasProp = {}.hasOwnProperty
-
-  // Cache asar archive objects.
-  const cachedArchives = {}
-
-  // asar error types
-  const NOT_FOUND = 'NOT_FOUND'
-  const NOT_DIR = 'NOT_DIR'
-  const NO_ACCESS = 'NO_ACCESS'
-  const INVALID_ARCHIVE = 'INVALID_ARCHIVE'
-
-  const envNoAsar = process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ASAR && process.type !== 'browser' && process.type !== 'renderer'
+  const envNoAsar = process.env.ELECTRON_NO_ASAR &&
+      process.type !== 'browser' &&
+      process.type !== 'renderer'
   const isAsarDisabled = () => process.noAsar || envNoAsar
 
-  const getOrCreateArchive = p => {
-    let archive = cachedArchives[p]
-    if (archive != null) return archive
+  /**
+   * @param {!Function} functionToCall
+   * @param {!Array|undefined} args
+   */
+  const nextTick = (functionToCall, args = []) => {
+    process.nextTick(() => functionToCall(...args))
+  }
 
-    archive = asar.createArchive(p)
-    if (!archive) return false
+  // Cache asar archive objects.
+  const cachedArchives = new Map()
 
-    cachedArchives[p] = archive
-    return archive
+  const getOrCreateArchive = archivePath => {
+    const isCached = cachedArchives.has(archivePath)
+    if (isCached) {
+      return cachedArchives.get(archivePath)
+    }
+
+    const newArchive = asar.createArchive(archivePath)
+    if (!newArchive) return null
+
+    cachedArchives.set(archivePath, newArchive)
+    return newArchive
   }
 
   // Clean cache on quit.
   process.on('exit', () => {
-    for (let p in cachedArchives) {
-      if (!hasProp.call(cachedArchives, p)) continue
-      cachedArchives[p].destroy()
+    for (const archive of cachedArchives.values()) {
+      archive.destroy()
     }
+    cachedArchives.clear()
   })
 
-  // Separate asar package's path from full path.
-  const splitPath = p => {
-    // shortcut to disable asar.
-    if (isAsarDisabled()) return {isAsar: false}
-    if (Buffer.isBuffer(p)) p = p.toString()
-    if (typeof p !== 'string') return {isAsar: false}
-    if (p.endsWith('.asar')) return {isAsar: true, asarPath: p, filePath: ''}
+  const ASAR_EXTENSION = '.asar'
 
-    p = path.normalize(p)
-    const index = p.lastIndexOf(`.asar${path.sep}`)
+  // Separate asar package's path from full path.
+  const splitPath = archivePathOrBuffer => {
+    // Shortcut for disabled asar.
+    if (isAsarDisabled()) return {isAsar: false}
+
+    // Check for a bad argument type.
+    let archivePath = archivePathOrBuffer
+    if (Buffer.isBuffer(archivePathOrBuffer)) {
+      archivePath = archivePathOrBuffer.toString()
+    }
+    if (typeof archivePath !== 'string') return {isAsar: false}
+
+    if (archivePath.endsWith(ASAR_EXTENSION)) {
+      return {isAsar: true, asarPath: archivePath, filePath: ''}
+    }
+
+    archivePath = path.normalize(archivePath)
+    const index = archivePath.lastIndexOf(`${ASAR_EXTENSION}${path.sep}`)
     if (index === -1) return {isAsar: false}
 
+    // E.g. for "//some/path/to/archive.asar/then/internal.file"...
     return {
       isAsar: true,
-      asarPath: p.substr(0, index + 5),
-      filePath: p.substr(index + 6)
+      // "//some/path/to/archive.asar"
+      asarPath: archivePath.substr(0, index + ASAR_EXTENSION.length),
+      // "then/internal.file" (with a path separator excluded)
+      filePath: archivePath.substr(index + ASAR_EXTENSION.length + 1)
     }
   }
 
@@ -80,105 +98,124 @@
     }
 
     return new Stats(
-      1, // dev
-      mode, // mode
-      1, // nlink
-      uid,
-      gid,
-      0, // rdev
-      undefined, // blksize
-      ++nextInode, // ino
-      stats.size,
-      undefined, // blocks,
-      msec(stats.atime), // atim_msec
-      msec(stats.mtime), // mtim_msec
-      msec(stats.ctime), // ctim_msec
-      msec(stats.birthtime) // birthtim_msec
+        1, // dev
+        mode, // mode
+        1, // nlink
+        uid,
+        gid,
+        0, // rdev
+        undefined, // blksize
+        ++nextInode, // ino
+        stats.size,
+        undefined, // blocks,
+        msec(stats.atime), // atim_msec
+        msec(stats.mtime), // mtim_msec
+        msec(stats.ctime), // ctim_msec
+        msec(stats.birthtime) // birthtim_msec
     )
   }
 
-  const createError = (errorType, {asarPath, filePath, callback} = {}) => {
+  const AsarError = {
+    NOT_FOUND: 'NOT_FOUND',
+    NOT_DIR: 'NOT_DIR',
+    NO_ACCESS: 'NO_ACCESS',
+    INVALID_ARCHIVE: 'INVALID_ARCHIVE'
+  }
+
+  const createError = (errorType, {asarPath, filePath} = {}) => {
     let error
     switch (errorType) {
-      case NOT_FOUND:
+      case AsarError.NOT_FOUND:
         error = new Error(`ENOENT, ${filePath} not found in ${asarPath}`)
         error.code = 'ENOENT'
         error.errno = -2
         break
-      case NOT_DIR:
+      case AsarError.NOT_DIR:
         error = new Error('ENOTDIR, not a directory')
         error.code = 'ENOTDIR'
         error.errno = -20
         break
-      case NO_ACCESS:
+      case AsarError.NO_ACCESS:
         error = new Error(`EACCES: permission denied, access '${filePath}'`)
         error.code = 'EACCES'
         error.errno = -13
         break
-      case INVALID_ARCHIVE:
+      case AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE:
         error = new Error(`Invalid package ${asarPath}`)
         break
       default:
-        throw new Error('invalid error type')
+        assert.fail(`Invalid error type "${errorType}" passed to createError.`)
     }
-    if (typeof callback !== 'function') throw error
-    process.nextTick(() => callback(error))
+    return error
   }
 
-  const overrideAPISync = function (module, name, arg) {
-    if (arg == null) arg = 0
+  const overrideAPISync = function (module, name, pathArgumentIndex) {
+    if (pathArgumentIndex == null) pathArgumentIndex = 0
     const old = module[name]
     module[name] = function () {
-      const p = arguments[arg]
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+      const pathArgument = arguments[pathArgumentIndex]
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return old.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
 
       const newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
-      if (!newPath) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      if (!newPath) throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
 
-      arguments[arg] = newPath
+      arguments[pathArgumentIndex] = newPath
       return old.apply(this, arguments)
     }
   }
 
-  const overrideAPI = function (module, name, arg) {
-    if (arg == null) arg = 0
+  const overrideAPI = function (module, name, pathArgumentIndex) {
+    if (pathArgumentIndex == null) pathArgumentIndex = 0
     const old = module[name]
     module[name] = function () {
-      const p = arguments[arg]
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      console.log(`${isAsar}, ${asarPath}, ${filePath}`)
+      const pathArgument = arguments[pathArgumentIndex]
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return old.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const callback = arguments[arguments.length - 1]
-      if (typeof callback !== 'function') return overrideAPISync(module, name, arg)
+      if (typeof callback !== 'function') {
+        return overrideAPISync(module, name, pathArgumentIndex)
+      }
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
       const newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
-      if (!newPath) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      if (!newPath) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      arguments[arg] = newPath
+      arguments[pathArgumentIndex] = newPath
       return old.apply(this, arguments)
     }
 
     if (old[util.promisify.custom]) {
       module[name][util.promisify.custom] = function () {
-        const p = arguments[arg]
-        const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+        const pathArgument = arguments[pathArgumentIndex]
+        const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
         if (!isAsar) return old[util.promisify.custom].apply(this, arguments)
 
         const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-        if (!archive) return new Promise(() => createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath}))
+        if (!archive) {
+          return Promise.reject(createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath}))
+        }
 
         const newPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
-        if (!newPath) return new Promise(() => createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath}))
+        if (!newPath) {
+          return Promise.reject(createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath}))
+        }
 
-        arguments[arg] = newPath
+        arguments[pathArgumentIndex] = newPath
         return old[util.promisify.custom].apply(this, arguments)
       }
     }
@@ -194,60 +231,69 @@
         const logFilename = `${path.basename(asarPath, '.asar')}-access-log.txt`
         const logPath = path.join(require('os').tmpdir(), logFilename)
         logFDs[asarPath] = fs.openSync(logPath, 'a')
-        console.log(`Logging ${asarPath} access to ${logPath}`)
       }
       fs.writeSync(logFDs[asarPath], `${offset}: ${filePath}\n`)
     }
 
     const {lstatSync} = fs
-    fs.lstatSync = p => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return lstatSync(p)
+    fs.lstatSync = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return lstatSync(pathArgument)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
 
       const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
-      if (!stats) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      if (!stats) throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+
       return asarStatsToFsStats(stats)
     }
 
     const {lstat} = fs
-    fs.lstat = (p, callback) => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return lstat(p, callback)
+    fs.lstat = (pathArgument, callback) => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return lstat(pathArgument, callback)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      const stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
-      if (!stats) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
+      if (!stats) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      process.nextTick(() => callback(null, asarStatsToFsStats(stats)))
+      const fsStats = asarStatsToFsStats(stats)
+      nextTick(callback, [null, fsStats])
     }
 
     const {statSync} = fs
-    fs.statSync = p => {
-      const {isAsar} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return statSync(p)
+    fs.statSync = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return statSync(pathArgument)
 
       // Do not distinguish links for now.
-      return fs.lstatSync(p)
+      return fs.lstatSync(pathArgument)
     }
 
     const {stat} = fs
-    fs.stat = (p, callback) => {
-      const {isAsar} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return stat(p, callback)
+    fs.stat = (pathArgument, callback) => {
+      const {isAsar} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return stat(pathArgument, callback)
 
       // Do not distinguish links for now.
-      process.nextTick(() => fs.lstat(p, callback))
+      process.nextTick(() => fs.lstat(pathArgument, callback))
     }
 
     const {statSyncNoException} = fs
-    fs.statSyncNoException = p => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return statSyncNoException(p)
+    fs.statSyncNoException = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return statSyncNoException(pathArgument)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) return false
@@ -259,35 +305,43 @@
     }
 
     const {realpathSync} = fs
-    fs.realpathSync = function (p) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.realpathSync = function (pathArgument) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return realpathSync.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      }
 
-      const real = archive.realpath(filePath)
-      if (real === false) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      const fileRealPath = archive.realpath(filePath)
+      if (fileRealPath === false) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      }
 
-      return path.join(realpathSync(asarPath), real)
+      return path.join(realpathSync(asarPath), fileRealPath)
     }
 
-    fs.realpathSync.native = function (p) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.realpathSync.native = function (pathArgument) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return realpathSync.native.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      }
 
-      const real = archive.realpath(filePath)
-      if (real === false) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      const fileRealPath = archive.realpath(filePath)
+      if (fileRealPath === false) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      }
 
-      return path.join(realpathSync.native(asarPath), real)
+      return path.join(realpathSync.native(asarPath), fileRealPath)
     }
 
     const {realpath} = fs
-    fs.realpath = function (p, cache, callback) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.realpath = function (pathArgument, cache, callback) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return realpath.apply(this, arguments)
 
       if (typeof cache === 'function') {
@@ -296,63 +350,95 @@
       }
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      const real = archive.realpath(filePath)
-      if (real === false) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      const fileRealPath = archive.realpath(filePath)
+      if (fileRealPath === false) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      return realpath(asarPath, (err, p) => {
-        return (err) ? callback(err) : callback(null, path.join(p, real))
+      realpath(asarPath, (error, archiveRealPath) => {
+        if (error === null) {
+          const fullPath = path.join(archiveRealPath, fileRealPath)
+          callback(null, fullPath)
+        } else {
+          callback(error)
+        }
       })
     }
 
-    fs.realpath.native = function (p, cache, callback) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.realpath.native = function (pathArgument, cache, callback) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return realpath.native.apply(this, arguments)
 
       if (typeof cache === 'function') {
         callback = cache
-        cache = void 0
+        cache = undefined
       }
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      const real = archive.realpath(filePath)
-      if (real === false) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      const fileRealPath = archive.realpath(filePath)
+      if (fileRealPath === false) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      return realpath.native(asarPath, (err, p) => {
-        return (err) ? callback(err) : callback(null, path.join(p, real))
+      realpath.native(asarPath, (error, archiveRealPath) => {
+        if (error === null) {
+          const fullPath = path.join(archiveRealPath, fileRealPath)
+          callback(null, fullPath)
+        } else {
+          callback(error)
+        }
       })
     }
 
     const {exists} = fs
-    fs.exists = (p, callback) => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return exists(p, callback)
+    fs.exists = (pathArgument, callback) => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return exists(pathArgument, callback)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      // Disabled due to false positive in StandardJS
-      // eslint-disable-next-line standard/no-callback-literal
-      process.nextTick(() => callback(archive.stat(filePath) !== false))
+      const pathExists = (archive.stat(filePath) !== false)
+      nextTick(callback, [pathExists])
     }
 
-    fs.exists[util.promisify.custom] = p => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return exists[util.promisify.custom](p)
+    fs.exists[util.promisify.custom] = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return exists[util.promisify.custom](pathArgument)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return new Promise(() => createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath}))
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        return Promise.reject(error)
+      }
 
       return Promise.resolve(archive.stat(filePath) !== false)
     }
 
     const {existsSync} = fs
-    fs.existsSync = p => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return existsSync(p)
+    fs.existsSync = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return existsSync(pathArgument)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) return false
@@ -361,8 +447,8 @@
     }
 
     const {access} = fs
-    fs.access = function (p, mode, callback) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.access = function (pathArgument, mode, callback) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return access.apply(this, arguments)
 
       if (typeof mode === 'function') {
@@ -371,48 +457,75 @@
       }
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
       const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
-      if (!info) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      if (!info) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
       if (info.unpacked) {
         const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
         return fs.access(realPath, mode, callback)
       }
 
-      const stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
-      if (!stats) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
+      if (!stats) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      if (mode & fs.constants.W_OK) return createError(NO_ACCESS, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      if (mode & fs.constants.W_OK) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NO_ACCESS, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      process.nextTick(() => callback())
+      nextTick(callback)
     }
 
     const {accessSync} = fs
-    fs.accessSync = function (p, mode) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.accessSync = function (pathArgument, mode) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return accessSync.apply(this, arguments)
+
       if (mode == null) mode = fs.constants.F_OK
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      }
 
       const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
-      if (!info) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      if (!info) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      }
+
       if (info.unpacked) {
         const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
         return fs.accessSync(realPath, mode)
       }
 
-      const stats = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath).stat(filePath)
-      if (!stats) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
-      if (mode & fs.constants.W_OK) createError(NO_ACCESS, {asarPath, filePath})
+      const stats = archive.stat(filePath)
+      if (!stats) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      }
+
+      if (mode & fs.constants.W_OK) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.NO_ACCESS, {asarPath, filePath})
+      }
     }
 
     const {readFile} = fs
-    fs.readFile = function (p, options, callback) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.readFile = function (pathArgument, options, callback) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return readFile.apply(this, arguments)
 
       if (typeof options === 'function') {
@@ -428,11 +541,24 @@
 
       const {encoding} = options
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
       const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
-      if (!info) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
-      if (info.size === 0) return process.nextTick(() => callback(null, encoding ? '' : Buffer.alloc(0)))
+      if (!info) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
+
+      if (info.size === 0) {
+        nextTick(callback, [null, encoding ? '' : Buffer.alloc(0)])
+        return
+      }
+
       if (info.unpacked) {
         const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
         return fs.readFile(realPath, options, callback)
@@ -440,7 +566,11 @@
 
       const buffer = Buffer.alloc(info.size)
       const fd = archive.getFd()
-      if (!(fd >= 0)) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      if (!(fd >= 0)) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
       logASARAccess(asarPath, filePath, info.offset)
       fs.read(fd, buffer, 0, info.size, info.offset, error => {
@@ -449,15 +579,16 @@
     }
 
     const {readFileSync} = fs
-    fs.readFileSync = function (p, options) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.readFileSync = function (pathArgument, options) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return readFileSync.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
 
       const info = archive.getFileInfo(filePath)
-      if (!info) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      if (!info) throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+
       if (info.size === 0) return (options) ? '' : Buffer.alloc(0)
       if (info.unpacked) {
         const realPath = archive.copyFileOut(filePath)
@@ -475,7 +606,7 @@
       const {encoding} = options
       const buffer = Buffer.alloc(info.size)
       const fd = archive.getFd()
-      if (!(fd >= 0)) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      if (!(fd >= 0)) throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
 
       logASARAccess(asarPath, filePath, info.offset)
       fs.readSync(fd, buffer, 0, info.size, info.offset)
@@ -483,37 +614,49 @@
     }
 
     const {readdir} = fs
-    fs.readdir = function (p, callback) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.readdir = function (pathArgument, callback) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return readdir.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) return createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath, callback})
+      if (!archive) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
       const files = archive.readdir(filePath)
-      if (!files) return createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath, callback})
+      if (!files) {
+        const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+        nextTick(callback, [error])
+        return
+      }
 
-      process.nextTick(() => callback(null, files))
+      nextTick(callback, [null, files])
     }
 
     const {readdirSync} = fs
-    fs.readdirSync = function (p) {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
+    fs.readdirSync = function (pathArgument) {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
       if (!isAsar) return readdirSync.apply(this, arguments)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
-      if (!archive) createError(INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      if (!archive) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.INVALID_ARCHIVE, {asarPath})
+      }
 
       const files = archive.readdir(filePath)
-      if (!files) createError(NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      if (!files) {
+        throw createError(AsarError.NOT_FOUND, {asarPath, filePath})
+      }
 
       return files
     }
 
     const {internalModuleReadJSON} = process.binding('fs')
-    process.binding('fs').internalModuleReadJSON = p => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return internalModuleReadJSON(p)
+    process.binding('fs').internalModuleReadJSON = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return internalModuleReadJSON(pathArgument)
 
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
       if (!archive) return
@@ -536,9 +679,9 @@
     }
 
     const {internalModuleStat} = process.binding('fs')
-    process.binding('fs').internalModuleStat = p => {
-      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-      if (!isAsar) return internalModuleStat(p)
+    process.binding('fs').internalModuleStat = pathArgument => {
+      const {isAsar, asarPath, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+      if (!isAsar) return internalModuleStat(pathArgument)
 
       // -ENOENT
       const archive = getOrCreateArchive(asarPath)
@@ -557,20 +700,27 @@
     // widely used.
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
       const {mkdir} = fs
-      fs.mkdir = (p, mode, callback) => {
-        if (typeof mode === 'function') callback = mode
+      fs.mkdir = (pathArgument, mode, callback) => {
+        if (typeof mode === 'function') {
+          callback = mode
+          mode = undefined
+        }
 
-        const {isAsar, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-        if (isAsar && filePath.length) return createError(NOT_DIR, {callback})
+        const {isAsar, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+        if (isAsar && filePath.length > 0) {
+          const error = createError(AsarError.NOT_DIR)
+          nextTick(callback, [error])
+          return
+        }
 
-        mkdir(p, mode, callback)
+        mkdir(pathArgument, mode, callback)
       }
 
       const {mkdirSync} = fs
-      fs.mkdirSync = function (p, mode) {
-        const {isAsar, filePath} = splitPath(p)
-        if (isAsar && filePath.length) createError(NOT_DIR)
-        return mkdirSync(p, mode)
+      fs.mkdirSync = function (pathArgument, mode) {
+        const {isAsar, filePath} = splitPath(pathArgument)
+        if (isAsar && filePath.length) throw createError(AsarError.NOT_DIR)
+        return mkdirSync(pathArgument, mode)
       }
     }