diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts
index e071a4c8b39e..cb95601b81e3 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/e2e/files/src/app.po.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ import { browser, by, element } from 'protractor';
 
 export class AppPage {
   navigateTo() {
-    return browser.get('/');
+    return browser.get('/') as Promise<any>;
   }
 
   getTitleText() {
-    return element(by.css('<%= rootSelector %> h1')).getText();
+    return element(by.css('<%= rootSelector %> h1')).getText() as Promise<string>;
   }
 }