Sync Storage Get

Hei, can't figure out, how to make the call syncronous.
Any idea ?

this.storage.get(this.updateCountName).then(count =>
            {
                this.updateCount = +count;
            })
            .catch(() =>
            {
                this.updateCount = 0;
                this.storage.set(this.updateCountName, this.updateCount.toString());
            });
            ...

Thanks in advance