diff --git a/src/package.coffee b/src/package.coffee
index b404f99e8..02c1f49fb 100644
--- a/src/package.coffee
+++ b/src/package.coffee
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ class Package
           @normalizeMetadata(metadata)
         catch error
           throw error unless ignoreErrors
-
-    metadata ?= {}
-    metadata.name = packageName
+      else
+        metadata ?= {}
+        metadata.name = packageName
 
     if includeDeprecatedAPIs and metadata.stylesheetMain?
       deprecate("Use the `mainStyleSheet` key instead of `stylesheetMain` in the `package.json` of `#{packageName}`", {packageName})