diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 39060eae4..81d508114 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ Both `.provider()` and `.server()` take a single object which allows you to spec
 * `"gasLimit"`: `String::hex | number` Sets the block gas limit. Must be specified as a `hex` string or `number`. Defaults to `"0x6691b7"`.
 * `"callGasLimit"`: `number` Sets the transaction gas limit for `eth_call` and `eth_estimateGas` calls. Must be specified as a `hex` string. Defaults to `"0x1fffffffffffff"` (`Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER`).
 * `"keepAliveTimeout"`:  `number` If using `.server()` - Sets the HTTP server's `keepAliveTimeout` in milliseconds. See the [NodeJS HTTP docs](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_server_keepalivetimeout) for details. `5000` by default.
+* `"deasync"`:  `boolean` Synchronizes ganache server startup. Useful in certain scenarios - see ganache-cli issue [#733](https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache-cli/issues/733).
 
 ## Implemented Methods
 
diff --git a/args.js b/args.js
index dac4a1a8a..912191c15 100644
--- a/args.js
+++ b/args.js
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ module.exports = exports = function(yargs, version, isDocker) {
       type: 'boolean',
       default: false
     })
+    .option('deasync', {
+      group: 'Other::',
+      describe: 'Synchronize ganache server startup. Useful in certain scenarios (see ganache-cli issue #733).',
+      type: 'boolean',
+      default: false
+    })
     .showHelpOnFail(false, 'Specify -? or --help for available options')
     .help('help')
     .alias('help', '?')
diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index ec77da2ee..90d34883c 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ var detailedVersion = "Ganache CLI v" + pkg.version + " (ganache-core: " + ganac
 
 var isDocker = "DOCKER" in process.env && process.env.DOCKER.toLowerCase() === "true";
 var argv = initArgs(yargs, detailedVersion, isDocker).argv;
+var deasync;
+try {
+  deasync = argv.deasync ? require("deasync") : false;
+} catch(e) {
+  deasync = false;
+}
 
 function parseAccounts(accounts) {
   function splitAccount(account) {
@@ -106,12 +112,54 @@ var server = ganache.server(options);
 
 console.log(detailedVersion);
 
-server.listen(options.port, options.hostname, function(err, result) {
+let started = false;
+process.on("uncaughtException", function(e) {
+  if (started) {
+    console.log(e);
+  } else {
+    console.log(e.stack);
+  }
+  process.exit(1);
+})
+
+// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10021373/what-is-the-windows-equivalent-of-process-onsigint-in-node-js
+if (process.platform === "win32") {
+  require("readline").createInterface({
+    input: process.stdin,
+    output: process.stdout
+  })
+  .on("SIGINT", function () {
+    process.emit("SIGINT");
+  });
+}
+
+const closeHandler = function () {
+  // graceful shutdown
+  server.close(function(err) {
+    if (err) {
+      // https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_exit_code
+      // writes to process.stdout in Node.js are sometimes asynchronous and may occur over
+      // multiple ticks of the Node.js event loop. Calling process.exit(), however, forces
+      // the process to exit before those additional writes to stdout can be performed.
+      if(process.stdout._handle) process.stdout._handle.setBlocking(true);
+      console.log(err.stack || err);
+      process.exit();
+    } else {
+      process.exit(0);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+process.on("SIGINT", closeHandler);
+process.on("SIGTERM", closeHandler);
+process.on("SIGHUP", closeHandler);
+
+function startGanache(err, result) {
   if (err) {
     console.log(err);
     return;
   }
-
+  started = true;
   var state = result ? result : server.provider.manager.state;
 
   console.log("");
@@ -190,41 +238,12 @@ server.listen(options.port, options.hostname, function(err, result) {
 
   console.log("");
   console.log("Listening on " + options.hostname + ":" + options.port);
-});
-
-process.on('uncaughtException', function(e) {
-  console.log(e.stack);
-  process.exit(1);
-})
-
-// See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10021373/what-is-the-windows-equivalent-of-process-onsigint-in-node-js
-if (process.platform === "win32") {
-  require("readline").createInterface({
-    input: process.stdin,
-    output: process.stdout
-  })
-  .on("SIGINT", function () {
-    process.emit("SIGINT");
-  });
 }
 
-const closeHandler = function () {
-  // graceful shutdown
-  server.close(function(err) {
-    if (err) {
-      // https://nodejs.org/api/process.html#process_process_exit_code
-      // writes to process.stdout in Node.js are sometimes asynchronous and may occur over
-      // multiple ticks of the Node.js event loop. Calling process.exit(), however, forces
-      // the process to exit before those additional writes to stdout can be performed.
-      if(process.stdout._handle) process.stdout._handle.setBlocking(true);
-      console.log(err.stack || err);
-      process.exit();
-    } else {
-      process.exit(0);
-    }
-  });
+if (deasync) {
+  const listen = deasync(server.listen);
+  const result = listen(options.port, options.hostname);
+  startGanache(null, result);
+} else {
+  server.listen(options.port, options.hostname, startGanache);
 }
-
-process.on("SIGINT", closeHandler);
-process.on("SIGTERM", closeHandler);
-process.on("SIGHUP", closeHandler);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 398592a79..fdd081f89 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -933,6 +933,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-6vQ5/U1ISK105cx9vvIAZyueNFs=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "deasync": {
+      "version": "0.1.20",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deasync/-/deasync-0.1.20.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E1GI7jMI57hL30OX6Ht/hfQU8DO4AuB9m72WFm4c38GNbUD4Q03//XZaOIHZiY+H1xUaomcot5yk2q/qIZQkGQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "bindings": "^1.5.0",
+        "node-addon-api": "^1.7.1"
+      }
+    },
     "debug": {
       "version": "2.6.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
@@ -17255,6 +17264,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nice-try/-/nice-try-1.0.5.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-1nh45deeb5olNY7eX82BkPO7SSxR5SSYJiPTrTdFUVYwAl8CKMA5N9PjTYkHiRjisVcxcQ1HXdLhx2qxxJzLNQ=="
     },
+    "node-addon-api": {
+      "version": "1.7.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-addon-api/-/node-addon-api-1.7.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2+DuKodWvwRTrCfKOeR24KIc5unKjOh8mz17NCzVnHWfjAdDqbfbjqh7gUT+BkXBRQM52+xCHciKWonJ3CbJMQ=="
+    },
     "node-libs-browser": {
       "version": "2.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-libs-browser/-/node-libs-browser-2.2.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 33e46251a..32de7def9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     "webpack": "^4.18.0",
     "webpack-cli": "3.1.0"
   },
+  "optionalDependencies": {
+    "deasync": "0.1.20"
+  },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/trufflesuite/ganache-cli"