diff --git a/packages/test-helpers/async_multi.js b/packages/test-helpers/async_multi.js
index 1f5d001e25..ef7b155124 100644
--- a/packages/test-helpers/async_multi.js
+++ b/packages/test-helpers/async_multi.js
@@ -139,16 +139,18 @@ testAsyncMulti = function (name, funcs) {
         }, timeout);
 
         test.extraDetails.asyncBlock = i++;
-        try {
-          func.apply(context, [test, _.bind(em.expect, em)]);
-        } catch (exception) {
-          if (em.cancel())
+
+        new Promise(resolve => {
+          resolve(func.apply(context, [test, _.bind(em.expect, em)]));
+        }).then(result => {
+          em.done();
+        }, exception => {
+          if (em.cancel()) {
             test.exception(exception);
+            // Because we called test.exception, we're not to call onComplete.
+          }
           Meteor.clearTimeout(timer);
-          // Because we called test.exception, we're not to call onComplete.
-          return;
-        }
-        em.done();
+        });
       }
     };