diff --git a/lib/version.js b/lib/version.js
index 16510edbee..dba16341fb 100644
--- a/lib/version.js
+++ b/lib/version.js
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ const readMetadata = require("./server/readMetadata.js");
 const versionFallback = require("./server/versionFallback.js");
 
 const CWD = process.cwd();
-const versions = require(CWD + "/versions.json");
+let versions;
+if (fs.existsSync(CWD + "/versions.json")) {
+ versions = require(CWD + "/versions.json");
+} else {
+  versions = [];
+}
 
 let version;