diff --git a/addon/lint/lint.js b/addon/lint/lint.js
index e5ee747747460900be2f6f6d2a4ba92828fbd196..4e0c71fb65f0f1dca6a29e30b8f20978c47bd140 100644
--- a/addon/lint/lint.js
+++ b/addon/lint/lint.js
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
       lintAsync(cm, getAnnotations, passOptions)
     } else {
       var annotations = getAnnotations(cm.getValue(), passOptions, cm);
+      if (!annotations) return;
       if (annotations.then) annotations.then(function(issues) {
         updateLinting(cm, issues);
       });