diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06cbde2e3..bab6d9290 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 Use the following format for additions: ` - VERSION: [feature/patch (if applicable)] Short description of change. Links to relevant issues/PRs.`
 
+- 1.1.9: Fix around ubuntu's inability to cache promises. [#877](https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/pull/878)
 - 1.1.8:
     - Realtime text diff via invalidate diff on directory change [#867](https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/pull/867)
     - Promisify `./source/utils/cache.js` [#870](https://github.com/FredrikNoren/ungit/pull/870)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7aa6d41bf..cbf62458b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "ungit",
   "author": "Fredrik Norén <fredrik.jw.noren@gmail.com>",
   "description": "Git made easy",
-  "version": "1.1.8",
+  "version": "1.1.9",
   "ungitPluginApiVersion": "0.2.0",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node ./bin/ungit",
diff --git a/source/utils/cache.js b/source/utils/cache.js
index 36b9d89a4..2cf805ea7 100644
--- a/source/utils/cache.js
+++ b/source/utils/cache.js
@@ -15,8 +15,11 @@ cache.resolveFunc = (key) => {
     .catch({ errorcode: "ENOTFOUND" }, (e) => {
       if (!funcMap[key]) throw e;     // func associated with key is not found, throw not found error
       const result = funcMap[key].func();  // func is found, resolve, set with TTL and return result
-      return cache.setAsync(key, result, funcMap[key].ttl)
-        .then(() => { return result });
+      return (result.then ? result : Bluebird.resolve(result))
+        .then((r) => {
+          return cache.setAsync(key, r, funcMap[key].ttl)
+            .then(() => { return r; })
+        });
     });
 }