diff --git a/lib/npm-info.js b/lib/npm-info.js
index c77a05c5..ee795bfa 100644
--- a/lib/npm-info.js
+++ b/lib/npm-info.js
@@ -6,20 +6,21 @@ var efh = require('./error').efh
 
 module.exports = function (pkgName, cb) {
   request(process.env.npm_config_registry + pkgName, efh(cb)(function (response, body) {
+    var res = {
+      version: null,
+      gitHead: null,
+      pkg: null
+    }
+
+    if (response.statusCode === 404 || !body) return cb(null, res)
+
     var pkg = JSON.parse(body)
 
     if (pkg.error && response.statusCode !== 404) return cb(pkg.error)
 
-    var res = {
-      version: '',
-      gitHead: '',
-      pkg: pkg
-    }
-
-    if (response.statusCode === 404) return cb(null, res)
-
     res.version = pkg['dist-tags'].latest
     res.gitHead = pkg.versions[res.version].gitHead
+    res.pkg = pkg
 
     cb(null, res)
   }))