diff --git a/desktop/src/main/utils/electron.ts b/desktop/src/main/utils/electron.ts
index 93e8565ef..133edf87c 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/utils/electron.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/main/utils/electron.ts
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ export const posixPath = (platformPath: string) =>
  * > output, this might not be the best option and it might be better to use the
  * > underlying functions.
  */
-export const execAsync = (command: string | string[]) => {
+export const execAsync = async (command: string | string[]) => {
     const escapedCommand = Array.isArray(command)
         ? shellescape(command)
         : command;
     const startTime = Date.now();
-    const result = execAsync_(escapedCommand);
+    const result = await execAsync_(escapedCommand);
     log.debug(
         () => `${escapedCommand} (${Math.round(Date.now() - startTime)} ms)`,
     );