diff --git a/resolvers/webpack/CHANGELOG.md b/resolvers/webpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 49ffdb3db..871a06ac0 100644
--- a/resolvers/webpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/resolvers/webpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ This change log adheres to standards from [Keep a CHANGELOG](http://keepachangel
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+## 0.5.1 - 2016-08-11
+### Fixed
+- don't throw and die if no webpack config is found
+
 ## 0.5.0 - 2016-08-11
 ### Added
 - support for Webpack 2 + `module` package.json key! ([#475], thanks [@taion])
diff --git a/resolvers/webpack/index.js b/resolvers/webpack/index.js
index 43f81263e..18783d3fe 100644
--- a/resolvers/webpack/index.js
+++ b/resolvers/webpack/index.js
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ exports.resolve = function (source, file, settings) {
   configPath = findConfigPath(configPath, packageDir)
 
   log('Config path resolved to:', configPath)
-  webpackConfig = require(configPath)
+  if (configPath) {
+    webpackConfig = require(configPath)
+  } else {
+    log("No config path found relative to", file, "; using {}")
+    webpackConfig = {}
+  }
 
   if (webpackConfig && webpackConfig.default) {
     log('Using ES6 module "default" key instead of module.exports.')
diff --git a/resolvers/webpack/package.json b/resolvers/webpack/package.json
index 613d995b2..9ac5a60a0 100644
--- a/resolvers/webpack/package.json
+++ b/resolvers/webpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "eslint-import-resolver-webpack",
-  "version": "0.5.0",
+  "version": "0.5.1",
   "description": "Resolve paths to dependencies, given a webpack.config.js. Plugin for eslint-plugin-import.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {