diff --git a/Cartfile b/Cartfile
index 2bfea98..c517d21 100644
--- a/Cartfile
+++ b/Cartfile
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-github "mxcl/PromiseKit" ~> 6.0
+#github "mxcl/PromiseKit" ~> 6.0
+github "dougzilla32/PromiseKit" "CoreCancel"
diff --git a/Cartfile.resolved b/Cartfile.resolved
index a1be206..80a4000 100644
--- a/Cartfile.resolved
+++ b/Cartfile.resolved
@@ -1 +1 @@
-github "mxcl/PromiseKit" "6.3.3"
+github "dougzilla32/PromiseKit" "087b3cf470890ff9ea841212e2f3e285fecf3988"
diff --git a/PMKSystemConfiguration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/PMKSystemConfiguration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index f59f77d..7dabf8d 100644
--- a/PMKSystemConfiguration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/PMKSystemConfiguration.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
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+		911E6FC820F578E2006F49B9 /* SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 911E6FC720F578E2006F49B9 /* SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift */; };
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@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@
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 		63CCF8121D5C0C4E00503216 /* Cartfile */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text; path = Cartfile; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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+		911E6FC720F578E2006F49B9 /* SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = "SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@
 				6358AB791D5D4B6700B9B157 /* PMKSystemConfiguration.h */,
 				6362F84C1D5D934C0021D2DD /* SCNetworkReachability+AnyPromise.h */,
 				6362F84D1D5D934C0021D2DD /* SCNetworkReachability+AnyPromise.m */,
+				911E6FC720F578E2006F49B9 /* SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Sources;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -208,6 +211,7 @@
 			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
 			files = (
 				6362F84F1D5D934C0021D2DD /* SCNetworkReachability+AnyPromise.m in Sources */,
+				911E6FC820F578E2006F49B9 /* SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift in Sources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/Sources/SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift b/Sources/SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift
index d2d8291..b22e827 100644
--- a/Sources/SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift
+++ b/Sources/SCNetworkReachability+Promise.swift
@@ -7,25 +7,35 @@ public extension SCNetworkReachability {
         case couldNotInitializeReachability
     }
 
+    /// - Note: cancelling this promise will cancel the underlying task
+    /// - SeeAlso: [Cancellation](http://promisekit.org/docs/)
     static func promise() -> Promise<Void> {
         do {
-            var zeroAddress = sockaddr()
-            zeroAddress.sa_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout<sockaddr>.size)
-            zeroAddress.sa_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)
-            guard let ref = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, &zeroAddress) else {
-                throw PMKError.couldNotInitializeReachability
-            }
-
-            var flags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags()
-            if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(ref, &flags), flags.contains(.reachable) {
+            if let promise = try pending()?.promise {
+                return promise
+            } else {
                 return Promise()
             }
-
-            return try Helper(ref: ref).pending.promise
         } catch {
             return Promise(error: error)
         }
     }
+    
+    fileprivate static func pending() throws -> (promise: Promise<Void>, resolver: Resolver<Void>)? {
+        var zeroAddress = sockaddr()
+        zeroAddress.sa_len = UInt8(MemoryLayout<sockaddr>.size)
+        zeroAddress.sa_family = sa_family_t(AF_INET)
+        guard let ref = SCNetworkReachabilityCreateWithAddress(nil, &zeroAddress) else {
+            throw PMKError.couldNotInitializeReachability
+        }
+
+        var flags = SCNetworkReachabilityFlags()
+        if SCNetworkReachabilityGetFlags(ref, &flags), flags.contains(.reachable) {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        return try Helper(ref: ref).pending
+    }
 }
 
 private func callback(reachability: SCNetworkReachability, flags: SCNetworkReachabilityFlags, info: UnsafeMutableRawPointer?) {
@@ -40,6 +50,10 @@ private class Helper {
 
     init(ref: SCNetworkReachability) throws {
         self.ref = ref
+        
+        // Set 'reject' for cancellation so that the promise will be rejected if cancelled.  The 'ensure' block
+        // below will automatically clean up the callback and dispatch queue when the promise is rejected.
+        pending.promise.setCancellableTask(nil, reject: pending.resolver.reject)
 
         var context = SCNetworkReachabilityContext(version: 0, info: nil, retain: nil, release: nil, copyDescription: nil)
         context.info = UnsafeMutableRawPointer(Unmanaged<Helper>.passUnretained(self).toOpaque())