diff --git a/lib/generate.js b/lib/generate.js
index 0a42f4c4bc..ff41d7bfe1 100644
--- a/lib/generate.js
+++ b/lib/generate.js
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default function () {
       console.error('Could not resolve routes') // eslint-disable-line no-console
       console.error(e) // eslint-disable-line no-console
       process.exit(1)
+      throw e // eslint-disable-line no-unreachable
     })
   })
   .then((generateRoutes) => {