diff --git a/src/helpers.rs b/src/helpers.rs
index 9cea2ef2..5a694381 100644
--- a/src/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/helpers.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 use std::{
     fs,
+    future::Future,
     io::{self, stderr, stdin, Write},
     ops::{Deref, DerefMut},
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    pin::Pin,
+    task::{Context, Poll},
 };
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
@@ -326,3 +329,11 @@ impl<T> DerefMut for AutoAbortJoinHandle<T> {
         &mut self.0
     }
 }
+
+impl<T> Future for AutoAbortJoinHandle<T> {
+    type Output = Result<T, task::JoinError>;
+
+    fn poll(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Self::Output> {
+        Pin::new(&mut Pin::into_inner(self).0).poll(cx)
+    }
+}