diff --git a/js/models/conversations.js b/js/models/conversations.js
index 55645adb8..9b012e74d 100644
--- a/js/models/conversations.js
+++ b/js/models/conversations.js
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@
         await this.sendVerifySyncMessage(this.id, verified);
       }
     },
-    sendVerifySyncMessage(number, state) {
+    async sendVerifySyncMessage(number, state) {
       // Because syncVerification sends a (null) message to the target of the verify and
       //   a sync message to our own devices, we need to send the accessKeys down for both
       //   contacts. So we merge their sendOptions.
@@ -709,12 +709,8 @@
       );
       const options = Object.assign({}, sendOptions, {});
 
-      const promise = textsecure.storage.protocol.loadIdentityKey(number);
-      return promise.then(key =>
-        this.wrapSend(
-          textsecure.messaging.syncVerification(number, state, key, options)
-        )
-      );
+      const key = await textsecure.storage.protocol.loadIdentityKey(number);
+      return textsecure.messaging.syncVerification(number, state, key, options);
     },
     isVerified() {
       if (this.isPrivate()) {
diff --git a/js/models/messages.js b/js/models/messages.js
index a21668178..e66d95280 100644
--- a/js/models/messages.js
+++ b/js/models/messages.js
@@ -1447,9 +1447,9 @@
       }
     },
 
-    sendSyncMessage() {
+    async sendSyncMessage() {
       this.syncPromise = this.syncPromise || Promise.resolve();
-      const next = () => {
+      const next = async () => {
         const encodedDataMessage = this.get('dataMessage');
         if (this.get('synced') || !encodedDataMessage) {
           return Promise.resolve();
@@ -1470,18 +1470,17 @@
           sentSyncMessageParams
         );
 
-        return libsession
+        const result = await libsession
           .getMessageQueue()
-          .sendSyncMessage(sentSyncMessage)
-          .then(result => {
-            this.set({
-              synced: true,
-              dataMessage: null,
-            });
-            return window.Signal.Data.saveMessage(this.attributes, {
-              Message: Whisper.Message,
-            }).then(() => result);
-          });
+          .sendSyncMessage(sentSyncMessage);
+        this.set({
+          synced: true,
+          dataMessage: null,
+        });
+        await window.Signal.Data.saveMessage(this.attributes, {
+          Message: Whisper.Message,
+        });
+        return result;
       };
 
       this.syncPromise = this.syncPromise.then(next, next);