diff --git a/css_wrap.js b/css_wrap.js
index c9533d9..3804c63 100644
--- a/css_wrap.js
+++ b/css_wrap.js
@@ -41,10 +41,15 @@ var
       skip: null
     }, options || {});
     if (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(string))) {
-      string = fs.readFileSync(string).toString();
+      try {
+        string = fs.readFileSync(string).toString()
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log('empty file skipped!');
+        return '';
+      }
     }
     var css = css_parse( string );
     css.stylesheet.rules = processRules( css.stylesheet.rules, options );
     return css_stringify( css );
   };
-module.exports = css_wrap;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = css_wrap;