diff --git a/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md b/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md
index 905f697b9..e763f715f 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/running-task-steps-per-folder.md
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function getFolders(dir) {
 
 gulp.task('scripts', function() {
    var folders = getFolders(scriptsPath);
-
+   if (folder.length === 0) return // nothing to do!
    var tasks = folders.map(function(folder) {
       return gulp.src(path.join(scriptsPath, folder, '/**/*.js'))
         // concat into foldername.js