diff --git a/src/scripts/packages/determine-lockfile.sh b/src/scripts/packages/determine-lockfile.sh
index 1534215..416e5cd 100644
--- a/src/scripts/packages/determine-lockfile.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/packages/determine-lockfile.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ elif [ -f "npm-shrinkwrap.json" ]; then
 elif [ -f "yarn.lock" ]; then
     echo "Found yarn.lock file, assuming lockfile"
     cp yarn.lock "$TARGET_DIR"/node-project-lockfile
+else
+    echo "Found no lockfile, adding empty one"
+    touch "$TARGET_DIR"/node-project-lockfile
 fi
 
 cp package.json "$TARGET_DIR"/node-project-package.json