diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index 1fb20f9b5c..f905c25de6 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "plugins": [
     "transform-object-rest-spread",
-    "transform-react-jsx"
+    "transform-react-jsx",
+    "transform-async-to-promises"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e20b1877f..1bc7a106b0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@
     "babel-core": "6.26.3",
     "babel-loader": "7.1.5",
     "babel-plugin-istanbul": "5.0.1",
+    "babel-plugin-transform-async-to-promises": "^0.8.14",
     "babel-plugin-transform-object-rest-spread": "^6.23.0",
     "babel-plugin-transform-react-jsx": "^6.24.1",
     "babel-preset-env": "^1.6.1",