diff --git a/packages/api/src/utility/JsonLinesDatastore.js b/packages/api/src/utility/JsonLinesDatastore.js
index 3749936c0..e1dadbcf3 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utility/JsonLinesDatastore.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utility/JsonLinesDatastore.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class JsonLinesDatastore {
       })
       .asc();
 
-    await rimraf(tempDir);
+    await new Promise(resolve => rimraf(tempDir, resolve));
   }
 
   _closeReader() {