diff --git a/ui/app/store/actions.js b/ui/app/store/actions.js
index 0a7ac8cae..e910cba65 100644
--- a/ui/app/store/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/store/actions.js
@@ -1464,24 +1464,29 @@ export function updateAndSetCustomRpc (newRpc, chainId, ticker = 'ETH', nickname
 }
 
 export function editRpc (oldRpc, newRpc, chainId, ticker = 'ETH', nickname, rpcPrefs) {
-  return (dispatch) => {
+  return async (dispatch) => {
     log.debug(`background.delRpcTarget: ${oldRpc}`)
-    background.delCustomRpc(oldRpc, (err) => {
-      if (err) {
-        log.error(err)
-        return dispatch(displayWarning('Had a problem removing network!'))
-      }
-      dispatch(setSelectedToken())
-      background.updateAndSetCustomRpc(newRpc, chainId, ticker, nickname || newRpc, rpcPrefs, (err) => {
-        if (err) {
-          log.error(err)
-          return dispatch(displayWarning('Had a problem changing networks!'))
-        }
-        dispatch({
-          type: actionConstants.SET_RPC_TARGET,
-          value: newRpc,
-        })
-      })
+    try {
+      promisifiedBackground.delCustomRpc(oldRpc)
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.error(error)
+      dispatch(displayWarning('Had a problem removing network!'))
+      return
+    }
+
+    dispatch(setSelectedToken())
+
+    try {
+      await promisifiedBackground.updateAndSetCustomRpc(newRpc, chainId, ticker, nickname || newRpc, rpcPrefs)
+    } catch (error) {
+      log.error(error)
+      dispatch(displayWarning('Had a problem changing networks!'))
+      return
+    }
+
+    dispatch({
+      type: actionConstants.SET_RPC_TARGET,
+      value: newRpc,
     })
   }
 }