diff --git a/packages/framework-info/src/main.js b/packages/framework-info/src/main.js
index e3ef48e7c2..c41f386556 100644
--- a/packages/framework-info/src/main.js
+++ b/packages/framework-info/src/main.js
@@ -63,13 +63,18 @@ const getFrameworkVersion = async (projectDir, frameworkInfo) => {
   // in the event that the project uses something like npm workspaces, and the installed framework package
   // has been hoisted to the root directory of the project (which differs from the directory of the project/application being built)
   const installedFrameworkPath = await findUp(join('node_modules', npmPackage, 'package.json'), { cwd: projectDir })
+
+  if (!installedFrameworkPath) {
+    return frameworkInfo
+  }
+
   const { packageJson } = await getPackageJson(installedFrameworkPath)
 
   return {
     ...frameworkInfo,
     package: {
       name: npmPackage,
-      version: packageJson.version || 'unknown',
+      version: packageJson?.version || 'unknown',
     },
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/framework-info/test/fixtures/no-version/package.json b/packages/framework-info/test/fixtures/no-version/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19a60488b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/framework-info/test/fixtures/no-version/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "test",
+  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "docpad": "*"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/framework-info/test/main.js b/packages/framework-info/test/main.js
index 4686d22e56..28777e2061 100644
--- a/packages/framework-info/test/main.js
+++ b/packages/framework-info/test/main.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ test('Should return the version of the framework when the installed package is h
   t.snapshot(frameworks)
 })
 
+test('Should work if version cannot be detected', async (t) => {
+  const frameworks = await getFrameworks('no-version')
+  t.snapshot(frameworks)
+})
+
 test('Should allow getting a specific framework', async (t) => {
   const framework = await getFramework('simple', 'sapper')
   t.snapshot(framework)
diff --git a/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.md b/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.md
index d61b6f971b..e00c91b5fa 100644
--- a/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.md
+++ b/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.md
@@ -216,6 +216,46 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       },
     ]
 
+## Should work if version cannot be detected
+
+> Snapshot 1
+
+    [
+      {
+        build: {
+          commands: [
+            'docpad generate',
+          ],
+          directory: 'out',
+        },
+        category: 'static_site_generator',
+        dev: {
+          commands: [
+            'docpad run',
+          ],
+          pollingStrategies: [
+            {
+              name: 'TCP',
+            },
+            {
+              name: 'HTTP',
+            },
+          ],
+          port: 9778,
+        },
+        env: {},
+        id: 'docpad',
+        logo: undefined,
+        name: 'DocPad',
+        package: {
+          name: 'docpad',
+          version: 'unknown',
+        },
+        plugins: [],
+        staticAssetsDirectory: undefined,
+      },
+    ]
+
 ## Should allow getting a specific framework
 
 > Snapshot 1
diff --git a/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.snap b/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.snap
index 9234effb8a..390814c6ec 100644
Binary files a/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.snap and b/packages/framework-info/test/snapshots/main.js.snap differ