diff --git a/packages/server/lib/gui/auth.js b/packages/server/lib/gui/auth.js
index 372541eef53b..178275a77982 100644
--- a/packages/server/lib/gui/auth.js
+++ b/packages/server/lib/gui/auth.js
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ const _launchNativeAuth = (loginUrl, sendMessage) => {
   openExternalAttempted = true
 
   // wrap openExternal here in case `electron.shell` is not available (during tests)
-  return Promise.fromCallback((cb) => {
-    shell.openExternal(loginUrl, {}, cb)
+  return Promise.try(() => {
+    return shell.openExternal(loginUrl)
   })
   .catch((err) => {
     debug('Error launching native auth: %o', { err })
diff --git a/packages/server/test/unit/gui/auth_spec.js b/packages/server/test/unit/gui/auth_spec.js
index 98a329b52195..51c09ef967fd 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/unit/gui/auth_spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/test/unit/gui/auth_spec.js
@@ -88,21 +88,23 @@ describe('lib/gui/auth', function () {
       })
 
       it('returns a promise that is fulfilled when openExternal succeeds', function () {
-        sinon.stub(electron.shell, 'openExternal').callsArg(2)
+        sinon.stub(electron.shell, 'openExternal').resolves()
+        const sendWarning = sinon.stub()
 
-        return auth._launchNativeAuth(REDIRECT_URL)
+        return auth._launchNativeAuth(REDIRECT_URL, sendWarning)
         .then(() => {
-          expect(electron.shell.openExternal).to.be.calledWithMatch(REDIRECT_URL, {}, sinon.match.func)
+          expect(electron.shell.openExternal).to.be.calledWithMatch(REDIRECT_URL)
+          expect(sendWarning).to.not.be.called
         })
       })
 
       it('is still fulfilled when openExternal fails, but sendWarning is called', function () {
-        sinon.stub(electron.shell, 'openExternal').callsArgWith(2, new Error)
+        sinon.stub(electron.shell, 'openExternal').rejects(new Error)
         const sendWarning = sinon.stub()
 
         return auth._launchNativeAuth(REDIRECT_URL, sendWarning)
         .then(() => {
-          expect(electron.shell.openExternal).to.be.calledWithMatch(REDIRECT_URL, {}, sinon.match.func)
+          expect(electron.shell.openExternal).to.be.calledWithMatch(REDIRECT_URL)
           expect(sendWarning).to.be.calledWithMatch('warning', 'AUTH_COULD_NOT_LAUNCH_BROWSER', REDIRECT_URL)
         })
       })