diff --git a/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js b/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js
index a36f5b752..f93202523 100644
--- a/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/keyring-controller.js
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ module.exports = class KeyringController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   persistAllKeyrings () {
-    Promise.all(this.keyrings.map((keyring) => {
+    return Promise.all(this.keyrings.map((keyring) => {
       return Promise.all([keyring.type, keyring.serialize()])
       .then((serializedKeyringArray) => {
         // Label the output values on each serialized Keyring:
@@ -314,13 +314,14 @@ module.exports = class KeyringController extends EventEmitter {
     const { type, data } = serialized
     const Keyring = this.getKeyringClassForType(type)
     const keyring = new Keyring()
-    keyring.deserialize(data)
+    return keyring.deserialize(data)
     .then(() => {
       return keyring.getAccounts()
     })
     .then((accounts) => {
       this.setupAccounts(accounts)
       this.keyrings.push(keyring)
+      return keyring
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/keyring-controller-test.js b/test/unit/keyring-controller-test.js
index d35c8927f..056e465ca 100644
--- a/test/unit/keyring-controller-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/keyring-controller-test.js
@@ -77,10 +77,17 @@ describe('KeyringController', function() {
       keyringController.restoreKeyring(mockSerialized)
       .then((keyring) => {
         assert.equal(keyring.wallets.length, 1, 'one wallet restored')
-        assert.equal(keyring.getAccounts()[0], addresses[0])
+        return keyring.getAccounts()
+      })
+      .then((accounts) => {
+        assert.equal(accounts[0], addresses[0])
         mock.verify()
         done()
       })
+      .catch((reason) => {
+        assert.ifError(reason)
+        done()
+      })
     })
   })