diff --git a/packages/minimongo/cursor.js b/packages/minimongo/cursor.js
index bf6bffc276..12ede3aa69 100644
--- a/packages/minimongo/cursor.js
+++ b/packages/minimongo/cursor.js
@@ -237,19 +237,16 @@ export default class Cursor {
     if (!options._allow_unordered && !ordered && (this.skip || this.limit)) {
       throw new Error(
         "Must use an ordered observe with skip or limit (i.e. 'addedBefore' " +
-        "for observeChanges or 'addedAt' for observe, instead of 'added')."
+          "for observeChanges or 'addedAt' for observe, instead of 'added')."
       );
     }
 
     if (this.fields && (this.fields._id === 0 || this.fields._id === false)) {
-      throw Error('You may not observe a cursor with {fields: {_id: 0}}');
+      throw Error("You may not observe a cursor with {fields: {_id: 0}}");
     }
 
-    const distances = (
-      this.matcher.hasGeoQuery() &&
-      ordered &&
-      new LocalCollection._IdMap
-    );
+    const distances =
+      this.matcher.hasGeoQuery() && ordered && new LocalCollection._IdMap();
 
     const query = {
       cursor: this,
@@ -259,7 +256,7 @@ export default class Cursor {
       ordered,
       projectionFn: this._projectionFn,
       resultsSnapshot: null,
-      sorter: ordered && this.sorter
+      sorter: ordered && this.sorter,
     };
 
     let qid;
@@ -271,10 +268,13 @@ export default class Cursor {
       this.collection.queries[qid] = query;
     }
 
-    query.results = this._getRawObjects({ordered, distances: query.distances});
+    query.results = this._getRawObjects({
+      ordered,
+      distances: query.distances,
+    });
 
     if (this.collection.paused) {
-      query.resultsSnapshot = ordered ? [] : new LocalCollection._IdMap;
+      query.resultsSnapshot = ordered ? [] : new LocalCollection._IdMap();
     }
 
     // wrap callbacks we were passed. callbacks only fire when not paused and
@@ -284,43 +284,23 @@ export default class Cursor {
 
     // furthermore, callbacks enqueue until the operation we're working on is
     // done.
-    const wrapCallback = fn => {
+    const wrapCallback = (fn) => {
       if (!fn) {
         return () => {};
       }
 
       const self = this;
 
-      if (Meteor.isClient) {
-        return function(/* args*/) {
-          if (self.collection.paused) {
-            return;
-          }
-
-          const args = arguments;
-
-          self.collection._observeQueue.queueTask(() => {
-            fn.apply(this, args);
-          });
-        };
-      }
-
-      return function(/* args*/) {
+      return function (/* args*/) {
         if (self.collection.paused) {
           return;
         }
 
-        let resolve;
-        const promise = new Promise(r => resolve = r);
-
         const args = arguments;
 
         self.collection._observeQueue.queueTask(() => {
           fn.apply(this, args);
-          resolve();
         });
-
-        return promise;
       };
     };
 
@@ -333,39 +313,31 @@ export default class Cursor {
       query.movedBefore = wrapCallback(options.movedBefore);
     }
 
-    const isReadyPromise = (async () => {
-      if (!options._suppress_initial && !this.collection.paused) {
-        const handler = async (doc) => {
-          const fields = EJSON.clone(doc);
+    if (!options._suppress_initial && !this.collection.paused) {
+      const handler = (doc) => {
+        const fields = EJSON.clone(doc);
 
-          delete fields._id;
+        delete fields._id;
 
-          if (ordered) {
-            await query.addedBefore(doc._id, this._projectionFn(fields), null);
-          }
-
-          await query.added(doc._id, this._projectionFn(fields));
-        };
-        // it means it's just an array
-        if (query.results.length) {
-          for (const doc of query.results) {
-            await handler(doc);
-          }
+        if (ordered) {
+          query.addedBefore(doc._id, this._projectionFn(fields), null);
         }
-        // it means it's an id map
-        if (query.results?.size?.()) {
-          await query.results.forEachAsync(handler);
+
+        query.added(doc._id, this._projectionFn(fields));
+      };
+      // it means it's just an array
+      if (query.results.length) {
+        for (const doc of query.results) {
+          handler(doc);
         }
       }
+      // it means it's an id map
+      if (query.results?.size?.()) {
+        query.results.forEachAsync(handler);
+      }
+    }
 
-      // run the observe callbacks resulting from the initial contents
-      // before we leave the observe.
-      await this.collection._observeQueue.drain();
-
-      handle.isReady = true; 
-    })();
-
-    const handle = Object.assign(new LocalCollection.ObserveHandle, {
+    const handle = Object.assign(new LocalCollection.ObserveHandle(), {
       collection: this.collection,
       stop: () => {
         if (this.reactive) {
@@ -373,7 +345,7 @@ export default class Cursor {
         }
       },
       isReady: false,
-      isReadyPromise,
+      isReadyPromise: null,
     });
 
     if (this.reactive && Tracker.active) {
@@ -387,6 +359,17 @@ export default class Cursor {
       });
     }
 
+    // run the observe callbacks resulting from the initial contents
+    // before we leave the observe.
+    const isReadyPromise = this.collection._observeQueue.drain();
+
+    if (Meteor.isClient) handle.isReady = true;
+    else isReadyPromise.then(() => (handle.isReady = true));
+
+    handle.isReadyPromise = Meteor.isClient
+      ? Promise.resolve()
+      : isReadyPromise;
+
     return handle;
   }