diff --git a/packages/client-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js b/packages/client-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js
index 6a2e774f8..3c1efbb61 100644
--- a/packages/client-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js
+++ b/packages/client-sync/src/local-sync-worker/sync-process-manager.js
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class SyncProcessManager {
         // DB
         fs.unlinkSync(`${NylasEnv.getConfigDirPath()}/edgehill.db`)
         for (const account of this.accounts()) {
-          LocalDatabaseConnector.destroyAccountDatabase(account.id)
+          await LocalDatabaseConnector.destroyAccountDatabase(account.id)
         }
         remote.app.relaunch()
         remote.app.quit()
diff --git a/packages/client-sync/src/shared/local-database-connector.js b/packages/client-sync/src/shared/local-database-connector.js
index 0d60807e6..9264366f4 100644
--- a/packages/client-sync/src/shared/local-database-connector.js
+++ b/packages/client-sync/src/shared/local-database-connector.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ class LocalDatabaseConnector {
     });
   }
 
-  destroyAccountDatabase(accountId) {
+  async destroyAccountDatabase(accountId) {
     if (NylasEnv.inSpecMode()) {
       // The db is in memory, so we don't have to unlink it. Just drop the data.
       return this.forAccount(accountId).then(db => {