diff --git a/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee b/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee
index ddfa561696..a00e9adcac 100644
--- a/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee
+++ b/atom/browser/lib/init.coffee
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ setImmediate ->
     try
       packagePath = path.join process.resourcesPath, packagePath
       packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path.join(packagePath, 'package.json')))
+      break
     catch e
       continue