diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/index.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/index.js
index 9cd89e972..024ae21e5 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/index.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/runtime/lib/storage/localfilesystem/index.js
@@ -34,11 +34,9 @@ function checkForConfigFile(dir) {
 }
 
 var localfilesystem = {
-    init: function(_settings, runtime) {
+    init: async function(_settings, runtime) {
         settings = _settings;
 
-        var promises = [];
-
         if (!settings.userDir) {
             if (checkForConfigFile(process.env.NODE_RED_HOME)) {
                 settings.userDir = process.env.NODE_RED_HOME
@@ -49,33 +47,28 @@ var localfilesystem = {
             }
         }
         if (!settings.readOnly) {
-            promises.push(fs.ensureDir(fspath.join(settings.userDir,"node_modules")));
+            await fs.ensureDir(fspath.join(settings.userDir,"node_modules"));
         }
         sessions.init(settings);
-        promises.push(runtimeSettings.init(settings));
-        promises.push(library.init(settings));
-        promises.push(projects.init(settings, runtime));
+        await runtimeSettings.init(settings);
+        await library.init(settings);
+        await projects.init(settings, runtime);
 
         var packageFile = fspath.join(settings.userDir,"package.json");
-        var packagePromise = Promise.resolve();
 
         if (!settings.readOnly) {
-            packagePromise = function() {
-                try {
-                    fs.statSync(packageFile);
-                } catch(err) {
-                    var defaultPackage = {
-                        "name": "node-red-project",
-                        "description": "A Node-RED Project",
-                        "version": "0.0.1",
-                        "private": true
-                    };
-                    return util.writeFile(packageFile,JSON.stringify(defaultPackage,"",4));
-                }
-                return true;
+            try {
+                fs.statSync(packageFile);
+            } catch(err) {
+                var defaultPackage = {
+                    "name": "node-red-project",
+                    "description": "A Node-RED Project",
+                    "version": "0.0.1",
+                    "private": true
+                };
+                return util.writeFile(packageFile,JSON.stringify(defaultPackage,"",4));
             }
         }
-        return Promise.all(promises).then(packagePromise);
     },