diff --git a/lib/utils/style-settings.js b/lib/utils/style-settings.js
index 5881623..b14971b 100644
--- a/lib/utils/style-settings.js
+++ b/lib/utils/style-settings.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function checkStyleSettings (filePath) {
     projectPath = projectPaths.find((p) => absoluteActivePanePath.indexOf(fs.realpathSync(p)) >= 0)
   } catch (e) {
     console.error('Could not get project path', e)
-    return
+    return {}
   }
 
   var relativeFilePath = false