diff --git a/generators/element/templates/package.json b/generators/element/templates/package.json
index b67e5cd59a..f401a2c93c 100644
--- a/generators/element/templates/package.json
+++ b/generators/element/templates/package.json
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
     <% if (isPfelement) { %>"@patternfly/pfelement": "<%= pfelementVersion %>"<% } %><% if (sassLibraryPkg) { if (isPfelement) { %>,<% } %>
-    "<%= sassLibraryPkg %>": "<%= pfeSassVersion %>"<% } %><% if (Object.entries( dependencies ).length > 0) { %><% if (isPfelement || sassLibraryPkg) { %>,<% } %><% for (const [package, version] of Object.entries( dependencies )) { %>
+    "<%= sassLibraryPkg %>": "<%= pfeSassVersion %>"<% } %><% if (dependencies && Object.entries( dependencies ).length > 0) { %><% if (isPfelement || sassLibraryPkg) { %>,<% } %><% for (const [package, version] of Object.entries( dependencies )) { %>
     "<%= package %>": "<%= version %>"<% if ( _.findLastKey( dependencies ) !== package ) { %>,<% } } } %>
   }<% if (!isPfelement) { %>,
-  <% if (Object.entries( devDependencies ).length > 0) { %>"devDependencies": {<% for (const [package, version] of Object.entries( devDependencies )) { %>
+  <% if (devDependencies && Object.entries( devDependencies ).length > 0) { %>"devDependencies": {<% for (const [package, version] of Object.entries( devDependencies )) { %>
     "<%= package %>": "<%= version %>"<% if ( _.findLastKey( devDependencies ) !== package ) { %>,<% } } %>
   },<% } %>
   "bugs": {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 335568866e..7a5591bc38 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -30312,8 +30312,9 @@
 					}
 				},
 				"y18n": {
-					"version": "3.2.1",
-					"bundled": true,
+					"version": "3.2.2",
+					"resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/y18n/-/y18n-3.2.2.tgz",
+					"integrity": "sha512-uGZHXkHnhF0XeeAPgnKfPv1bgKAYyVvmNL1xlKsPYZPaIHxGti2hHqvOCQv71XMsLxu1QjergkqogUnms5D3YQ==",
 					"dev": true
 				},
 				"yallist": {