diff --git a/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json b/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json
index b4e198ddc..a2ffa0615 100644
--- a/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-test-runner/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@
     "embark-i18n": "^4.1.0",
     "embark-utils": "^4.1.0",
     "fs-extra": "7.0.1",
-    "mocha": "5.2.0"
+    "mocha": "5.2.0",
+    "open": "6.4.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@babel/cli": "7.2.3",
diff --git a/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js b/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js
index 2738769f8..614acff7c 100644
--- a/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-test-runner/src/index.js
@@ -92,12 +92,12 @@ class TestRunner {
                 return next(err);
               }
               console.info(`Coverage report created. You can find it here: ${dappPath('coverage/index.html')}\n`);
-              const opn = require('opn');
+              const open = require('open');
               const _next = () => { next(null, results); };
               if (options.noBrowser) {
                 return next(null, results);
               }
-              opn(dappPath('coverage/index.html'), {wait: false})
+              open(dappPath('coverage/index.html'))
                 .then(() => timer(1000))
                 .then(_next, _next);
             });
diff --git a/packages/embark-webserver/package.json b/packages/embark-webserver/package.json
index d49f78ad8..2a956ec12 100644
--- a/packages/embark-webserver/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark-webserver/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     "express": "4.16.3",
     "express-http-proxy": "1.5.1",
     "express-ws": "4.0.0",
-    "opn": "6.0.0",
+    "open": "6.4.0",
     "serve-static": "1.13.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/embark-webserver/src/index.js b/packages/embark-webserver/src/index.js
index d4d91315d..782b6101b 100644
--- a/packages/embark-webserver/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/embark-webserver/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { __ } from 'embark-i18n';
 import {joinPath, canonicalHost, checkIsAvailable, findNextPort} from 'embark-utils';
 var Server = require('./server.js');
-const opn = require('opn');
+const open = require('open');
 
 require('ejs');
 const Templates = {
@@ -182,9 +182,8 @@ class WebServer {
 
   openBrowser(cb) {
     const _cb = () => { cb(); };
-    return opn(
-      `${this.protocol}://${canonicalHost(this.server.hostname)}:${this.server.port}`,
-      {wait: false}
+    return open(
+      `${this.protocol}://${canonicalHost(this.server.hostname)}:${this.server.port}`
     ).then(_cb, _cb); // fail silently, e.g. in a docker container
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/embark/package.json b/packages/embark/package.json
index d6f352162..6c70b98a6 100644
--- a/packages/embark/package.json
+++ b/packages/embark/package.json
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@
     "node-ipc": "9.1.1",
     "node-sass": "4.9.3",
     "npmlog": "4.1.2",
-    "opn": "6.0.0",
     "ora": "2.1.0",
     "os-locale": "3.0.1",
     "parse-json": "4.0.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 66b26fc7d..0c497dbb6 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -15136,7 +15136,7 @@ onetime@^2.0.0:
   dependencies:
     mimic-fn "^1.0.0"
 
-open@^6.1.0, open@^6.3.0:
+open@6.4.0, open@^6.1.0, open@^6.3.0:
   version "6.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/open/-/open-6.4.0.tgz#5c13e96d0dc894686164f18965ecfe889ecfc8a9"
   integrity sha512-IFenVPgF70fSm1keSd2iDBIDIBZkroLeuffXq+wKTzTJlBpesFWojV9lb8mzOfaAzM1sr7HQHuO0vtV0zYekGg==
@@ -15150,13 +15150,6 @@ opn@5.4.0, opn@^5.1.0:
   dependencies:
     is-wsl "^1.1.0"
 
-opn@6.0.0:
-  version "6.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/opn/-/opn-6.0.0.tgz#3c5b0db676d5f97da1233d1ed42d182bc5a27d2d"
-  integrity sha512-I9PKfIZC+e4RXZ/qr1RhgyCnGgYX0UEIlXgWnCOVACIvFgaC9rz6Won7xbdhoHrd8IIhV7YEpHjreNUNkqCGkQ==
-  dependencies:
-    is-wsl "^1.1.0"
-
 optimist@^0.6.1:
   version "0.6.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/optimist/-/optimist-0.6.1.tgz#da3ea74686fa21a19a111c326e90eb15a0196686"