diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js b/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
index 0e5b6a999..3687a9652 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/tx-utils.js
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ module.exports = class txProvideUtils {
     return ethTx
   }
 
-  publishTransaction (rawTx) {
-    return this.query.sendRawTransaction(rawTx)
+  async publishTransaction (rawTx) {
+    return await this.query.sendRawTransaction(rawTx)
   }
 
   async validateTxParams (txParams) {