diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
index 14c8e9d49..a6573a787 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/function/10-function.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         node.fin = n.finalize ? n.finalize : "";
 
         var handleNodeDoneCall = true;
-        
+
         // Check to see if the Function appears to call `node.done()`. If so,
         // we will assume it is well written and does actually call node.done().
         // Otherwise, we will call node.done() after the function returns regardless.
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         }
 
         var functionText = "var results = null;"+
-                           "results = (function(msg,__send__,__done__){ "+
+                           "results = (async function(msg,__send__,__done__){ "+
                               "var __msgid__ = msg._msgid;"+
                               "var node = {"+
                                  "id:__node__.id,"+
@@ -284,14 +284,14 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             }
 
             function processMessage(msg, send, done) {
-                try {
-                    var start = process.hrtime();
-                    context.msg = msg;
-                    context.send = send;
-                    context.done = done;
+                var start = process.hrtime();
+                context.msg = msg;
+                context.send = send;
+                context.done = done;
 
-                    node.script.runInContext(context);
-                    sendResults(node,send,msg._msgid,context.results,false);
+                node.script.runInContext(context);
+                context.results.then(function(results) {
+                    sendResults(node,send,msg._msgid,results,false);
                     if (handleNodeDoneCall) {
                         done();
                     }
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     if (process.env.NODE_RED_FUNCTION_TIME) {
                         node.status({fill:"yellow",shape:"dot",text:""+converted});
                     }
-                } catch(err) {
+                }).catch(err => {
                     if ((typeof err === "object") && err.hasOwnProperty("stack")) {
                         //remove unwanted part
                         var index = err.stack.search(/\n\s*at ContextifyScript.Script.runInContext/);
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                     else {
                         done(JSON.stringify(err));
                     }
-                }
+                });
             }
 
             const RESOLVING = 0;