diff --git a/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js b/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js
index fc9a44a798..3235c70ac8 100644
--- a/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js
+++ b/lib/migrate/MigrationGenerator.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const mkdirp = require('mkdirp');
 const bluebird = require('bluebird');
-const { template } = require('lodash');
+const { writeJsFileUsingTemplate } = require('../util/template');
 const { getMergedConfig } = require('./configuration-merger');
 
 class MigrationGenerator {
@@ -11,17 +11,15 @@ class MigrationGenerator {
   }
 
   // Creates a new migration, with a given name.
-  make(name, config) {
+  async make(name, config) {
     this.config = getMergedConfig(config, this.config);
     if (!name) {
       return Promise.reject(
         new Error('A name must be specified for the generated migration')
       );
     }
-
-    return this._ensureFolder(config)
-      .then((val) => this._generateStubTemplate(val))
-      .then((val) => this._writeNewMigration(name, val));
+    await this._ensureFolder(config);
+    await this._writeNewMigration(name, config);
   }
 
   // Ensures a folder for the migrations exist, dependent on the migration
@@ -38,34 +36,32 @@ class MigrationGenerator {
     return Promise.all(promises);
   }
 
-  // Generates the stub template for the current migration, returning a compiled
-  // template.
-  _generateStubTemplate() {
-    const stubPath =
-      this.config.stub ||
+  _getStubPath() {
+    return this.config.stub ||
       path.join(__dirname, 'stub', this.config.extension + '.stub');
+  }
 
-    return bluebird
-      .promisify(fs.readFile, { context: fs })(stubPath)
-      .then((stub) => template(stub.toString(), { variable: 'd' }));
+  _getNewMigrationName(name) {
+    if (name[0] === '-') name = name.slice(1);
+    return yyyymmddhhmmss() + '_' + name + '.' + this.config.extension;
   }
 
-  // Write a new migration to disk, using the config and generated filename,
-  // passing any `variables` given in the config to the template.
-  _writeNewMigration(name, tmpl) {
-    const { config } = this;
+  _getNewMigrationPath(name) {
+    const fileName = this._getNewMigrationName(name);
     const dirs = this._absoluteConfigDirs();
     const dir = dirs.slice(-1)[0]; // Get last specified directory
+    return path.join(dir, fileName);
+  }
 
-    if (name[0] === '-') name = name.slice(1);
-    const filename = yyyymmddhhmmss() + '_' + name + '.' + config.extension;
-
-    return bluebird
-      .promisify(fs.writeFile, { context: fs })(
-        path.join(dir, filename),
-        tmpl(config.variables || {})
-      )
-      .return(path.join(dir, filename));
+  // Write a new migration to disk, using the config and generated filename,
+  // passing any `variables` given in the config to the template.
+  _writeNewMigration(name, config) {
+    return writeJsFileUsingTemplate(
+      this._getNewMigrationPath(name),
+      this._getStubPath(),
+      { variable: 'd' },
+      config.variables || {}
+    );
   }
 
   _absoluteConfigDirs() {
diff --git a/lib/seed/Seeder.js b/lib/seed/Seeder.js
index 046b4377d2..285e24166d 100644
--- a/lib/seed/Seeder.js
+++ b/lib/seed/Seeder.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const {
   each,
   extend,
 } = require('lodash');
+const { writeJsFileUsingTemplate } = require('../util/template');
 
 // The new seeds we're performing, typically called from the `knex.seed`
 // interface on the main `knex` object. Passes the `knex` instance performing
@@ -39,10 +40,9 @@ class Seeder {
   async make(name, config) {
     this.config = this.setConfig(config);
     if (!name)
-        throw new Error('A name must be specified for the generated seed')
+      throw new Error('A name must be specified for the generated seed');
     await this._ensureFolder(config);
-    const tmpl = await this._generateStubTemplate();
-    await this._writeNewSeed(name)(tmpl);
+    await this._writeNewSeed(name);
   }
 
   // Lists all available seed files as a sorted array.
@@ -96,8 +96,10 @@ class Seeder {
   }
 
   _getStubPath() {
-    return this.config.stub ||
-    path.join(__dirname, 'stub', this.config.extension + '.stub');
+    return (
+      this.config.stub ||
+      path.join(__dirname, 'stub', this.config.extension + '.stub')
+    );
   }
 
   // Generates the stub template for the current seed file, returning a compiled template.
@@ -108,19 +110,24 @@ class Seeder {
     );
   }
 
+  _getNewStubFileName(name) {
+    if (name[0] === '-') name = name.slice(1);
+    return name + '.' + this.config.extension;
+  }
+
+  _getNewStubFilePath(name) {
+    return path.join(this._absoluteConfigDir(), this._getNewStubFileName(name));
+  } 
+
   // Write a new seed to disk, using the config and generated filename,
   // passing any `variables` given in the config to the template.
   _writeNewSeed(name) {
-    const { config } = this;
-    const dir = this._absoluteConfigDir();
-    return function(tmpl) {
-      if (name[0] === '-') name = name.slice(1);
-      const filename = name + '.' + config.extension;
-      return Bluebird.promisify(fs.writeFile, { context: fs })(
-        path.join(dir, filename),
-        tmpl(config.variables || {})
-      ).return(path.join(dir, filename));
-    };
+    return writeJsFileUsingTemplate(
+      this._getNewStubFilePath(name),
+      this._getStubPath(),
+      { variable: 'd' },
+      this.config.variables || {}
+    );
   }
 
   // Runs a batch of seed files.
diff --git a/lib/util/template.js b/lib/util/template.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..677217a049
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/util/template.js
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+const { template } = require('lodash');
+const { promisify } = require('util');
+const fs = require('fs');
+
+/**
+ * Light wrapper over lodash templates making it safer to be used with javascript source code.
+ *
+ * In particular, doesn't interfere with use of interpolated strings in javascript.
+ *
+ * @param {string} content Template source
+ * @param {_.TemplateOptions} options Template options
+ */
+const jsSourceTemplate = (content, options) =>
+  template(content, {
+    interpolate: /<%=([\s\S]+?)%>/g,
+    ...options,
+  });
+
+const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile, { context: fs });
+const writeFile = promisify(fs.writeFile, { context: fs });
+
+/**
+ * Compile the contents of specified (javascript) file as a lodash template
+ *
+ * @param {string} filePath Path of file to be used as template
+ * @param {_.TemplateOptions} options Lodash template options
+ */
+const jsFileTemplate = async (filePath, options) => {
+  const contentBuffer = await readFile(filePath);
+  return jsSourceTemplate(contentBuffer.toString(), options);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Write a javascript file using another file as a (lodash) template
+ * 
+ * @param {string} targetFilePath 
+ * @param {string} sourceFilePath 
+ * @param {_.TemplateOptions} options options passed to lodash templates
+ */
+const writeJsFileUsingTemplate = async (
+  targetFilePath,
+  sourceFilePath,
+  options,
+  variables
+) => writeFile(targetFilePath, (await jsFileTemplate(sourceFilePath, options))(variables));
+
+module.exports = {
+  jsSourceTemplate,
+  jsFileTemplate,
+  writeJsFileUsingTemplate
+};