diff --git a/webpack/module-paths.js b/webpack/module-paths.js
index 1c612c8..00ea92b 100644
--- a/webpack/module-paths.js
+++ b/webpack/module-paths.js
@@ -184,9 +184,14 @@ function getModulesPaths(modules) {
 */
 function getStripesModulesPaths() {
   const packageJsonPath = locatePackageJsonPath('@folio/stripes');
-  const packageJson = require(packageJsonPath);
   const paths = [];
 
+  if (!packageJsonPath) {
+    return paths;
+  }
+
+  const packageJson = require(packageJsonPath);
+
   if (!packageJson) {
     return paths;
   }