diff --git a/packages/abstract-signer/src.ts/index.ts b/packages/abstract-signer/src.ts/index.ts
index 6f0cbba5e4..985070e387 100644
--- a/packages/abstract-signer/src.ts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/abstract-signer/src.ts/index.ts
@@ -66,30 +66,28 @@ export abstract class Signer {
     ///////////////////
     // Sub-classes MAY override these
 
-    getBalance(blockTag?: BlockTag): Promise<BigNumber> {
+    async getBalance(blockTag?: BlockTag): Promise<BigNumber> {
         this._checkProvider("getBalance");
-        return this.provider.getBalance(this.getAddress(), blockTag);
+        return await this.provider.getBalance(this.getAddress(), blockTag);
     }
 
-    getTransactionCount(blockTag?: BlockTag): Promise<number> {
+    async getTransactionCount(blockTag?: BlockTag): Promise<number> {
         this._checkProvider("getTransactionCount");
-        return this.provider.getTransactionCount(this.getAddress(), blockTag);
+        return await this.provider.getTransactionCount(this.getAddress(), blockTag);
     }
 
     // Populates "from" if unspecified, and estimates the gas for the transation
-    estimateGas(transaction: TransactionRequest): Promise<BigNumber> {
+    async estimateGas(transaction: TransactionRequest): Promise<BigNumber> {
         this._checkProvider("estimateGas");
-        return resolveProperties(this.checkTransaction(transaction)).then((tx) => {
-            return this.provider.estimateGas(tx);
-        });
+        const tx = await resolveProperties(this.checkTransaction(transaction));
+        return await this.provider.estimateGas(tx);
     }
 
     // Populates "from" if unspecified, and calls with the transation
-    call(transaction: TransactionRequest, blockTag?: BlockTag): Promise<string> {
+    async call(transaction: TransactionRequest, blockTag?: BlockTag): Promise<string> {
         this._checkProvider("call");
-        return resolveProperties(this.checkTransaction(transaction)).then((tx) => {
-            return this.provider.call(tx, blockTag);
-        });
+        const tx = await resolveProperties(this.checkTransaction(transaction));
+        return await this.provider.call(tx, blockTag);
     }
 
     // Populates all fields in a transaction, signs it and sends it to the network
@@ -102,19 +100,20 @@ export abstract class Signer {
         });
     }
 
-    getChainId(): Promise<number> {
+    async getChainId(): Promise<number> {
         this._checkProvider("getChainId");
-        return this.provider.getNetwork().then((network) => network.chainId);
+        const network = await this.provider.getNetwork();
+        return network.chainId;
     }
 
-    getGasPrice(): Promise<BigNumber> {
+    async getGasPrice(): Promise<BigNumber> {
         this._checkProvider("getGasPrice");
-        return this.provider.getGasPrice();
+        return await this.provider.getGasPrice();
     }
 
-    resolveName(name: string): Promise<string> {
+    async resolveName(name: string): Promise<string> {
         this._checkProvider("resolveName");
-        return this.provider.resolveName(name);
+        return await this.provider.resolveName(name);
     }
 
 
@@ -161,6 +160,7 @@ export abstract class Signer {
     // By default called from: (overriding these prevents it)
     //   - sendTransaction
     async populateTransaction(transaction: TransactionRequest): Promise<TransactionRequest> {
+
         const tx: TransactionRequest = await resolveProperties(this.checkTransaction(transaction))
 
         if (tx.to != null) { tx.to = Promise.resolve(tx.to).then((to) => this.resolveName(to)); }
diff --git a/packages/properties/src.ts/index.ts b/packages/properties/src.ts/index.ts
index 7dd657d1f9..f77608750b 100644
--- a/packages/properties/src.ts/index.ts
+++ b/packages/properties/src.ts/index.ts
@@ -31,27 +31,19 @@ export type Resolvable<T> = {
 }
 
 type Result = { key: string, value: any};
-export function resolveProperties<T>(object: Resolvable<T>): Promise<Similar<T>> {
 
+export async function resolveProperties<T>(object: Readonly<Resolvable<T>>): Promise<Similar<T>> {
     const promises: Array<Promise<Result>> = Object.keys(object).map((key) => {
-        const value = (<any>object)[key];
-
-        if (!(value instanceof Promise)) {
-            return Promise.resolve({ key: key, value: value });
-        }
-
-        return value.then((value) => {
-            return { key: key, value: value };
-        });
+        const value = object[<keyof Resolvable<T>>key];
+        return Promise.resolve(value).then((v) => ({ key: key, value: v }));
     });
 
-    return Promise.all(promises).then((results) => {
-        const result: any = { };
-        return (<Similar<T>>(results.reduce((accum, result) => {
-            accum[result.key] = result.value;
-            return accum;
-        }, result)));
-    });
+    const results = await Promise.all(promises);
+
+    return results.reduce((accum, result) => {
+        accum[<keyof Similar<T>>(result.key)] = result.value;
+        return accum;
+    }, <Similar<T>>{ });
 }
 
 export function checkProperties(object: any, properties: { [ name: string ]: boolean }): void {
diff --git a/packages/providers/src.ts/fallback-provider.ts b/packages/providers/src.ts/fallback-provider.ts
index 2112e2318f..c4acc79b60 100644
--- a/packages/providers/src.ts/fallback-provider.ts
+++ b/packages/providers/src.ts/fallback-provider.ts
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ export class FallbackProvider extends BaseProvider {
                 }
 
                 // They were all an error; pick the first error
-                return Promise.reject(results[0].error);
+                return Promise.reject(results[0]);
             });
         }