diff --git a/lib/util/fix-owner.js b/lib/util/fix-owner.js
index 3091398..7bedebc 100644
--- a/lib/util/fix-owner.js
+++ b/lib/util/fix-owner.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const Promise = require('bluebird')
 
 const chownr = Promise.promisify(require('chownr'))
 const mkdirp = Promise.promisify(require('mkdirp'))
+const inflight = require('promise-inflight')
 
 module.exports.chownr = fixOwner
 function fixOwner (filepath, uid, gid) {
@@ -20,17 +21,13 @@ function fixOwner (filepath, uid, gid) {
     // No need to override if it's already what we used.
     return Promise.resolve()
   }
-  // cb = inflight('fixOwner: fixing ownership on ' + filepath, cb)
-  // if (!cb) {
-  //   // We're inflight! whoosh!
-  //   return
-  // }
-
-  // *now* we override perms
-  return chownr(
-    filepath,
-    typeof uid === 'number' ? uid : process.getuid(),
-    typeof gid === 'number' ? gid : process.getgid()
+  return inflight(
+    'fixOwner: fixing ownership on ' + filepath,
+    () => chownr(
+      filepath,
+      typeof uid === 'number' ? uid : process.getuid(),
+      typeof gid === 'number' ? gid : process.getgid()
+    )
   )
 }