diff --git a/lib/browser.ts b/lib/browser.ts
index 3228a4cd0..85d620451 100644
--- a/lib/browser.ts
+++ b/lib/browser.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export class ProtractorBrowser extends AbstractExtendedWebDriver {
           return this.internalRootEl;
         });
       }
+      return wdpromise.when(this.internalRootEl);
     }, `Set angular root selector to ${value}`);
   }