diff --git a/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/index.js b/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/index.js
index e4b502ec..55bf309a 100644
--- a/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/index.js
+++ b/packages/metro-bundler/src/node-haste/index.js
@@ -115,20 +115,19 @@ class DependencyGraph extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
-  static load(opts: Options): Promise<DependencyGraph> {
+  static async load(opts: Options): Promise<DependencyGraph> {
     const initializingPackagerLogEntry =
       log(createActionStartEntry('Initializing Packager'));
     opts.reporter.update({type: 'dep_graph_loading'});
     const haste = DependencyGraph._createHaste(opts);
-    return haste.build().then(({hasteFS, moduleMap}) => {
-      log(createActionEndEntry(initializingPackagerLogEntry));
-      opts.reporter.update({type: 'dep_graph_loaded'});
-      return new DependencyGraph({
-        opts,
-        haste,
-        initialHasteFS: hasteFS,
-        initialModuleMap: moduleMap,
-      });
+    const {hasteFS, moduleMap} = await haste.build();
+    log(createActionEndEntry(initializingPackagerLogEntry));
+    opts.reporter.update({type: 'dep_graph_loaded'});
+    return new DependencyGraph({
+      opts,
+      haste,
+      initialHasteFS: hasteFS,
+      initialModuleMap: moduleMap,
     });
   }