diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index 5a8b170..d7bb262 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   - [react](https://github.com/facebook/react)
   - [slm](https://github.com/slm-lang/slm)
   - [swig (unmaintained)](https://github.com/paularmstrong/swig)
+  - [swig (maintained fork)](https://github.com/node-swig/swig-templates)
   - [teacup](https://github.com/goodeggs/teacup)
   - [templayed](http://archan937.github.com/templayed.js/)
   - [twig](https://github.com/justjohn/twig.js)
diff --git a/lib/consolidate.js b/lib/consolidate.js
index 3b4b600..37386bf 100644
--- a/lib/consolidate.js
+++ b/lib/consolidate.js
@@ -540,7 +540,18 @@ exports.swig = fromStringRenderer('swig');
 
 exports.swig.render = function(str, options, fn){
   return promisify(fn, function(fn) {
-    var engine = requires.swig || (requires.swig = require('swig'));
+    var engine = requires.swig;
+    if (!engine) {
+      try {
+        engine = requires.swig = require('swig');
+      } catch (err) {
+        try {
+          engine = requires.swig = require('swig-templates');
+        } catch (otherError) {
+          throw err;
+        }
+      }
+    }
 
     try {
       if(options.cache === true) options.cache = 'memory';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56f0663..aa4e653 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^15.3.2",
     "should": "*",
     "slm": "^0.5.0",
+    "swig-templates": "^2.0.2",
     "swig": "^1.4.1",
     "teacup": "^2.0.0",
     "templayed": ">=0.2.3",