diff --git a/lib/consolidate.js b/lib/consolidate.js
index 8ac95dd..3b4b600 100644
--- a/lib/consolidate.js
+++ b/lib/consolidate.js
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ function readPartials(path, options, fn) {
     var key = keys[index];
     var partialPath = partials[key];
 
+    if (partialPath === undefined || partialPath === null || partialPath === false) {
+      return next(++index);
+    }
+
     var file;
     if (isAbsolute(partialPath)) {
       if (extname(partialPath) !== '') {