diff --git a/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md b/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md
index 905f697b9..3abd0e17c 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ function getFolders(dir) {
       });
 }
 
-gulp.task('scripts', function() {
+gulp.task('scripts', function(done) {
    var folders = getFolders(scriptsPath);
-
+   if (folder.length === 0) return done(); // nothing to do!
    var tasks = folders.map(function(folder) {
       return gulp.src(path.join(scriptsPath, folder, '/**/*.js'))
         // concat into foldername.js