diff --git a/lib/imgur.js b/lib/imgur.js
index 2d963458..95da3e93 100644
--- a/lib/imgur.js
+++ b/lib/imgur.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const got = require('got');
 const util = require('util');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const readFile = util.promisify(fs.readFile);
+const writeFile = util.promisify(fs.writeFile);
 const FormData = require('form-data');
 const VERSION = require('../package.json').version;
 
@@ -263,13 +264,11 @@ imgur.loadClientId = async (path) => {
 imgur.saveClientId = async (clientId, path) => {
   path = path || DEFAULT_CLIENT_ID_PATH;
 
-  fs.writeFile(path, clientId, (err) => {
-    if (err) {
-      throw new Error(err);
-    }
-
-    return;
-  });
+  try {
+    await writeFile(path, clientId);
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(e.message);
+  }
 };
 
 /**