diff --git a/packages/pubsub/src/publisher.js b/packages/pubsub/src/publisher.js
index 927e5a605bf..e7e9724230d 100644
--- a/packages/pubsub/src/publisher.js
+++ b/packages/pubsub/src/publisher.js
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ Publisher.prototype.queue_ = function(data, attrs, callback) {
  * All async methods (except for streams) will return a Promise in the event
  * that a callback is omitted.
  */
-common.util.promisifyAll(Publisher);
+common.util.promisifyAll(Publisher, {
+  singular: true
+});
 
 module.exports = Publisher;
diff --git a/packages/pubsub/test/publisher.js b/packages/pubsub/test/publisher.js
index d5e0487b24a..3589e87e5c9 100644
--- a/packages/pubsub/test/publisher.js
+++ b/packages/pubsub/test/publisher.js
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ var proxyquire = require('proxyquire');
 
 var promisified = false;
 var fakeUtil = extend({}, common.util, {
-  promisifyAll: function(Class) {
+  promisifyAll: function(Class, options) {
     if (Class.name === 'Publisher') {
+      assert.deepEqual(options, { singular: true });
       promisified = true;
     }
   }