diff --git a/lib/template-loader.js b/lib/template-loader.js
index af3d6e083..fe7461719 100644
--- a/lib/template-loader.js
+++ b/lib/template-loader.js
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ module.exports = function (content) {
   }
 
   if (!cons[opt.engine]) {
-    throw new Error(
+    return callback(new Error(
       'Template engine \'' + opt.engine + '\' ' +
       'isn\'t available in Consolidate.js'
-    )
+    ))
   }
 
   // for relative includes
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ module.exports = function (content) {
 
   cons[opt.engine].render(content, opt, function (err, html) {
     if (err) {
-      throw err
+      callback(err)
+    } else {
+      exportContent(html)
     }
-    exportContent(html)
   })
 }