diff --git a/lib/converter.js b/lib/converter.js
index c31d465..d5f10ae 100644
--- a/lib/converter.js
+++ b/lib/converter.js
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ function convert(logger, projectDir, options) {
 			
 			if(xmlContent){
 				var xmlFilePath = filePath.replace('.jade', '.xml');
-				fs.writeFile(xmlFilePath, xmlContent, 'utf8');
+				fs.writeFileSync(xmlFilePath, xmlContent, 'utf8', function (err) {
+					if (err) reject(err);
+					else resolve();
+				});
 			} else{
 				reject(Error('Jade cannot generate output for file ' + filePath));
 			}