diff --git a/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js b/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js
index e9f5e3a..35e60fb 100644
--- a/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js
+++ b/app/js/aether_native_app_v3.js
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ console.log('Temporary: '+tmp_directory);
 
 let config = null;
 
-exports.load_config = function () {
+exports.load_config = async function () {
     console.log('*** Electron framework: load_config() ***');
     console.log('CWD: '+process.cwd());
 
     try {
-        const files = fs.readdir(process.cwd());
-        for (const file of files)
+        const file_li = await fs.readdir(process.cwd());
+        for (const file of file_li)
             console.log(file);
     } catch (err) {
         console.error(err);