Just use asyncToGenerator in babel : "optional": ["asyncToGenerator"] http://babeljs.io/docs/advanced/transformers/other/async-to-generator/ http://babelj

Just use asyncToGenerator in babel : "optional": ["asyncToGenerator"] http://babeljs.io/docs/advanced/transformers/other/async-to-generator/ http://babeljs.io/docs/advanced/transformers/other/async-to-... It will transforms async functions to a generator, with a far better debugging experience, and generators are supported in chrome dev and firefox now.