diff --git a/src/elevator_init.cpp b/src/elevator_init.cpp
index b16ed356..2bbf23c5 100644
--- a/src/elevator_init.cpp
+++ b/src/elevator_init.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,49 @@
 #include "os/elevate.h"
 #include "utils/v8utils.h"
 
-NAN_METHOD(Elevate) {
+class ElevateWorker : public Nan::AsyncWorker {
+ public:
+  ElevateWorker(Nan::Callback *callback,
+                const std::vector<std::wstring> &arguments)
+    : Nan::AsyncWorker(callback) {
+    this->arguments = arguments;
+  }
+
+  ~ElevateWorker() {}
+
+  void Execute() {
+    etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT result = etcher::Elevate(
+      this->arguments.front(),
+      std::vector<std::wstring>(this->arguments.begin() + 1,
+                                this->arguments.end()));
+
+    switch (result) {
+    case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_SUCCESS:
+      cancelled = false;
+      break;
+    case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_CANCELLED:
+      cancelled = true;
+      break;
+    default:
+      this->SetErrorMessage(etcher::ElevateResultToString(result).c_str());
+    }
+  }
+
+  void HandleOKCallback() {
+    v8::Local<v8::Object> results = Nan::New<v8::Object>();
+    Nan::Set(results, Nan::New<v8::String>("cancelled").ToLocalChecked(),
+      this->cancelled ? Nan::True() : Nan::False());
+    v8::Local<v8::Value> argv[2] = { Nan::Null(), results };
+    callback->Call(2, argv);
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<std::wstring> arguments;
+  v8::Local<v8::Object> results;
+  bool cancelled;
+};
+
+NAN_METHOD(elevate) {
   if (!info[0]->IsArray()) {
     return Nan::ThrowError("This function expects an array");
   }
@@ -31,30 +73,11 @@ NAN_METHOD(Elevate) {
 
   std::vector<std::wstring> arguments =
       etcher::v8utils::GetArguments(info[0].As<v8::Array>());
-  v8::Local<v8::Function> callback = info[1].As<v8::Function>();
-
-  etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT result = etcher::Elevate(
-      arguments.front(),
-      std::vector<std::wstring>(arguments.begin() + 1, arguments.end()));
-
-  // Create results object
-  v8::Isolate *isolate = v8::Isolate::GetCurrent();
-  v8::Local<v8::Object> results = v8::Object::New(isolate);
-
-  switch (result) {
-  case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_SUCCESS:
-    results->Set(v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, "cancelled"), Nan::False());
-    YIELD_OBJECT(callback, results);
-    break;
-  case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_CANCELLED:
-    results->Set(v8::String::NewFromUtf8(isolate, "cancelled"), Nan::True());
-    YIELD_OBJECT(callback, results);
-    break;
-  default:
-    YIELD_ERROR(callback, etcher::ElevateResultToString(result));
-  }
+  Nan::Callback *callback = new Nan::Callback(info[1].As<v8::Function>());
+  Nan::AsyncQueueWorker(new ElevateWorker(callback, arguments));
+  info.GetReturnValue().SetUndefined();
 }
 
-NAN_MODULE_INIT(ElevatorInit) { NAN_SET_FUNCTION("elevate", Elevate); }
+NAN_MODULE_INIT(ElevatorInit) { NAN_EXPORT(target, elevate); }
 
 NODE_MODULE(elevator, ElevatorInit)
diff --git a/src/os/elevate.h b/src/os/elevate.h
index fb7fd3ee..6ab9d06e 100644
--- a/src/os/elevate.h
+++ b/src/os/elevate.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ enum class ELEVATE_RESULT {
 ELEVATE_RESULT Elevate(const std::wstring &command,
                        std::vector<std::wstring> arguments);
 
-std::wstring ElevateResultToString(const ELEVATE_RESULT &result);
+std::string ElevateResultToString(const ELEVATE_RESULT &result);
 
 }  // namespace etcher
 
diff --git a/src/os/win32/elevate.cpp b/src/os/win32/elevate.cpp
index 1a7483aa..f06c47b1 100644
--- a/src/os/win32/elevate.cpp
+++ b/src/os/win32/elevate.cpp
@@ -127,32 +127,32 @@ etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT etcher::Elevate(const std::wstring &command,
   return etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-std::wstring
+std::string
 etcher::ElevateResultToString(const etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT &result) {
   switch (result) {
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_SUCCESS:
-    return L"Success";
+    return "Success";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_CANCELLED:
-    return L"The user cancelled the elevation request";
+    return "The user cancelled the elevation request";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_FILE_NOT_FOUND:
-    return L"The specified file was not found";
+    return "The specified file was not found";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_PATH_NOT_FOUND:
-    return L"The specified path was not found";
+    return "The specified path was not found";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_DDE_FAIL:
-    return L"The Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) transaction failed";
+    return "The Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) transaction failed";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_NO_ASSOCIATION:
-    return L"There is no application associated with the "
-            "specified file name extension";
+    return "There is no application associated with the "
+           "specified file name extension";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_ACCESS_DENIED:
-    return L"Access to the specified file is denied";
+    return "Access to the specified file is denied";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_DLL_NOT_FOUND:
-    return L"One of the library files necessary to run the "
-            "application can't be found";
+    return "One of the library files necessary to run the "
+           "application can't be found";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_NOT_ENOUGH_MEMORY:
-    return L"There is not enough memory to perform the specified action";
+    return "There is not enough memory to perform the specified action";
   case etcher::ELEVATE_RESULT::ELEVATE_SHARING_VIOLATION:
-    return L"A sharing violation occurred";
+    return "A sharing violation occurred";
   default:
-    return L"Unknown error";
+    return "Unknown error";
   }
 }