diff --git a/test/runner.js b/test/runner.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/test/runner.js
+++ b/test/runner.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ var mochaBin = join(__dirname, '..', 'node_modules', '.bin', 'mocha');
 var walker = walk.walk(__dirname + '/spec', {followLinks: false});
 walker.on('file', function(root, stat, next) {
   var filepath = root + '/' + stat.name;
-  cp.spawn(mochaBin, [filepath], {stdio: 'inherit'});
+  cp.spawnSync(mochaBin, [filepath], {stdio: 'inherit'});
 
   next();
 });
Mak mocha runner sync in order to preserve DB consistency during tests.