diff --git a/spec/unit/driverProviders/local_test.js b/spec/unit/driverProviders/local_test.js
index 052282551..2ad101674 100644
--- a/spec/unit/driverProviders/local_test.js
+++ b/spec/unit/driverProviders/local_test.js
@@ -8,19 +8,19 @@ var WriteTo = require('../../../built/logger').WriteTo;
 var Local = require('../../../built/driverProviders').Local;
 var webdriver, file;
 
-describe('local connect', function() {
-  beforeEach(function() {
+describe('local connect', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
     ProtractorError.SUPRESS_EXIT_CODE = true;
     Logger.setWrite(WriteTo.NONE);
   });
 
-  afterEach(function() {
+  afterEach(() => {
     ProtractorError.SUPRESS_EXIT_CODE = false;
     Logger.setWrite(WriteTo.CONSOLE);
   });
 
-  describe('without the selenium standalone jar', function() {
-    it('should throw an error jar file is not present', function() {
+  describe('without the selenium standalone jar', () => {
+    it('should throw an error jar file is not present', async () => {
       var config = {
         capabilities: { browserName: 'chrome' },
         seleniumServerJar: '/foo/bar/selenium.jar'
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ describe('local connect', function() {
       var errorFound = false;
       try {
         webdriver = new Local(config);
-        webdriver.setupEnv();
+        await webdriver.setupEnv();
       } catch(e) {
         errorFound = true;
         expect(e.code).toBe(BrowserError.CODE);
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ describe('local connect', function() {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('with the selenium standalone jar', function() {
-    it('should throw an error if the jar file does not work', function() {
+  describe('with the selenium standalone jar', () => {
+    it('should throw an error if the jar file does not work', async () => {
       var jarFile = '';
       beforeEach(function() {
         // add files to selenium folder
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe('local connect', function() {
         }
       });
 
-      it('should throw an error if the selenium sever jar cannot be used', function() {
+      it('should throw an error if the selenium sever jar cannot be used', () => {
         var config = {
           capabilities: { browserName: 'foobar explorer' },
           seleniumServerJar: jarFile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('local connect', function() {
   });
 
   describe('binary does not exist', () => {
-    it('should throw an error if the update-config.json does not exist', () => {
+    it('should throw an error if the update-config.json does not exist', async () => {
       spyOn(fs, 'readFileSync').and.callFake(() => { return null; });
       var config = {
         capabilities: { browserName: 'chrome' },
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('local connect', function() {
       var errorFound = false;
       try {
         webdriver = new Local(config);
-        webdriver.setupDriverEnv();
+        await webdriver.setupDriverEnv();
       } catch(e) {
         errorFound = true;
         expect(e.code).toBe(BrowserError.CODE);
diff --git a/spec/unit/runner_test.js b/spec/unit/runner_test.js
index 411c0aeb1..fa68be8cd 100644
--- a/spec/unit/runner_test.js
+++ b/spec/unit/runner_test.js
@@ -2,69 +2,71 @@ var Runner = require('../../built/runner').Runner;
 var Logger = require('../../built/logger').Logger,
     WriteTo = require('../../built/logger').WriteTo;
 
-describe('the Protractor runner', function() {
-  beforeAll(function() {
+describe('the Protractor runner', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
     Logger.writeTo = WriteTo.NONE;
   });
 
-  afterAll(function() {
+  afterAll(() => {
     Logger.writeTo = WriteTo.CONSOLE;
   });
-  it('should export its config', function() {
-    var config = {
+  it('should export its config', () => {
+    const config = {
       foo: 'bar'
     };
 
-    var runner = new Runner(config);
+    const runner = new Runner(config);
 
     expect(runner.getConfig()).toEqual(config);
   });
 
-  it('should run', function(done) {
-    var config = {
+  it('should run', async () => {
+    const config = {
       mockSelenium: true,
       specs: ['*.js'],
       framework: 'debugprint'
     };
-    var exitCode;
-    var runner = new Runner(config);
+    let exitCode;
+    const runner = new Runner(config);
     runner.exit_ = function(exit) {
       exitCode = exit;
     };
 
-    runner.run().then(function() {
-      expect(exitCode).toEqual(0);
-      done();
-    });
+    await runner.run()
+    expect(exitCode).toEqual(0);
   });
 
-  it('should fail with no specs', function() {
-    var config = {
+  it('should fail with no specs', async () => {
+    const config = {
       mockSelenium: true,
       specs: [],
       framework: 'debugprint'
     };
-    var exitCode;
-    Runner.prototype.exit_ = function(exit) {
-      exitCode = exit;
-    };
-    var runner = new Runner(config);
 
-    expect(function() {
-      runner.run();
-    }).toThrow();
+    const runner = new Runner(config);
+    let errMessage = 'No error found';
+    try {
+      await runner.run()
+    } catch (err) {
+      errMessage = err.message;
+    }
+    expect(errMessage).not.toBe('No error found');
   });
 
-  it('should fail when no custom framework is defined', function(done) {
-    var config = {
+  it('should fail when no custom framework is defined', async () => {
+    const config = {
       mockSelenium: true,
       specs: ['*.js'],
       framework: 'custom'
     };
 
-    var runner = new Runner(config);
-    runner.run().then(function() {
-      done.fail('expected error when no custom framework is defined');
-    }, done);
+    const runner = new Runner(config);
+    let errMessage = 'No error found';
+    try {
+      await runner.run()
+    } catch (err) {
+      errMessage = err.message;
+    }
+    expect(errMessage).not.toBe('No error found');
   });
 });