diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 9a663dd..ff2809f 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ module.exports = function(input, map) {
   // Read the cached information only once and if enable
   if (cache === null) {
     if (config.cache) {
-      var thunk = findCacheDir({
-        name: "eslint-loader",
-        thunk: true,
-        create: true,
-      })
-      cachePath = thunk("data.json") || cacheFallback
       try {
+        var thunk = findCacheDir({
+          name: "eslint-loader",
+          thunk: true,
+          create: true,
+        })
+        cachePath = thunk("data.json")
         cache = require(cachePath)
       }
       catch (e) {