diff --git a/src/test/shell-test.js b/src/test/shell-test.js
index 5b0cb87be..4f445f1e7 100644
--- a/src/test/shell-test.js
+++ b/src/test/shell-test.js
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 
 'use strict';
 
-var expect = require('expect.js'),
+const expect = require('expect.js'),
     path = require('path'),
+    safe = require('safetydance'),
     shell = require('../shell.js');
 
 describe('shell', function () {
@@ -46,13 +47,21 @@ describe('shell', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    it('can run valid program (promises)', async function () {
+        let RELOAD_NGINX_CMD = path.join(__dirname, '../src/scripts/restartservice.sh');
+        await safe(shell.promises.sudo('test', [ RELOAD_NGINX_CMD, 'nginx' ], {}));
+    });
+
     it('execSync a valid shell program', function (done) {
         shell.exec('test', 'ls -l | wc -c', function (error) {
-            console.log(error);
             done(error);
         });
     });
 
+    it('execSync a valid shell program (promises)', async function () {
+        await shell.promises.exec('test', 'ls -l | wc -c');
+    });
+
     it('execSync throws for invalid program', function (done) {
         shell.exec('test', 'cannotexist', function (error) {
             expect(error).to.be.ok();