diff --git a/lib/utils/web-auth.js b/lib/utils/web-auth.js
index 5c291fabb5fa9..b995998809c43 100644
--- a/lib/utils/web-auth.js
+++ b/lib/utils/web-auth.js
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@ async function webAuth (opener, initialUrl, doneUrl, opts) {
       return authResult
     })
 
-  return Promise.all([openPromise, webAuthCheckPromise]).then(
-    // pick the auth result and pass it along
-    ([, authResult]) => authResult
-  )
+  await openPromise
+  return await webAuthCheckPromise
 }
 
 module.exports = webAuth