diff --git a/tools/cli/commands.js b/tools/cli/commands.js
index 0fb46077d9..803c6b7029 100644
--- a/tools/cli/commands.js
+++ b/tools/cli/commands.js
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
   maxArgs: 1,
   requiresApp: true,
   catalogRefresh: new catalog.Refresh.Never()
-}, function (options) {
+}, async function (options) {
   if (options.args.length !== 0) {
     Console.error("meteor reset only affects the locally stored database.");
     Console.error();
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
   // XXX detect the case where Meteor is running the app, but
   // MONGO_URL was set, so we don't see a Mongo process
   var findMongoPort = require('../runners/run-mongo.js').findMongoPort;
-  var isRunning = !! findMongoPort(files.pathJoin(options.appDir, ".meteor", "local", "db"));
+  var isRunning = !! await findMongoPort(files.pathJoin(options.appDir, ".meteor", "local", "db"));
   if (isRunning) {
     Console.error("reset: Meteor is running.");
     Console.error();
diff --git a/tools/runners/run-mongo.js b/tools/runners/run-mongo.js
index ca25b736c7..c69d88be73 100644
--- a/tools/runners/run-mongo.js
+++ b/tools/runners/run-mongo.js
@@ -352,7 +352,6 @@ if (process.platform === 'win32') {
       client.on('error', () => resolve(null));
     })
       .catch(() => null)
-      .await();
   };
 }