diff --git a/lib/browser.ts b/lib/browser.ts
index 85d620451..ef9b401bb 100644
--- a/lib/browser.ts
+++ b/lib/browser.ts
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ export class ProtractorBrowser extends AbstractExtendedWebDriver {
    * Call waitForAngularEnabled() without passing a value to read the current
    * state without changing it.
    */
-  waitForAngularEnabled(enabled: boolean|wdpromise.Promise<boolean> = null):
-      wdpromise.Promise<boolean> {
+  waitForAngularEnabled(enabled: boolean|wdpromise.Promise<boolean> = null): boolean
+      |wdpromise.Promise<boolean> {
     if (enabled != null) {
       const ret = this.driver.controlFlow().execute(() => {
         return wdpromise.when(enabled).then((enabled: boolean) => {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ export class ProtractorBrowser extends AbstractExtendedWebDriver {
       this.internalIgnoreSynchronization = !enabled;
       return ret;
     }
-    return wdpromise.when(!this.ignoreSynchronization);
+    return !this.ignoreSynchronization;
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/lib/runner.ts b/lib/runner.ts
index 359e7428c..59dc6b7b2 100644
--- a/lib/runner.ts
+++ b/lib/runner.ts
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ export class Runner extends EventEmitter {
 
     browser_.forkNewDriverInstance =
         (useSameUrl: boolean, copyMockModules: boolean, copyConfigUpdates = true) => {
-          let newBrowser = this.createBrowser(plugins);
+          let newBrowser = this.createBrowser(plugins, browser_);
           if (copyMockModules) {
             newBrowser.mockModules_ = browser_.mockModules_;
           }