diff --git a/lib/get-binary.js b/lib/get-binary.js
index 08e462f..052af1a 100644
--- a/lib/get-binary.js
+++ b/lib/get-binary.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ const detailsPath = path.join(binPath, 'details')
 
 module.exports = () => {
   if (!existsSync(detailsPath)) {
-    throw new Error('ERROR: unable to locate `youtube-dl` at ' + binPath)
+    return console.error('ERROR: unable to locate `youtube-dl` at ' + binPath)
   }
 
   const details = JSON.parse(readFileSync(detailsPath))