diff --git a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
index e26c02a70..3bfb48658 100644
--- a/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
+++ b/packages/@vue/cli/lib/Creator.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ module.exports = class Creator {
     // write base package.json to disk
     clearConsole()
     logWithSpinner('✨', `Creating project in ${chalk.yellow(context)}.`)
-    writeFileTree(context, {
+    await writeFileTree(context, {
       'package.json': JSON.stringify({
         name,
         version: '0.1.0',