diff --git a/lib/preprocessors/sass.js b/lib/preprocessors/sass.js
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/preprocessors/sass.js
+++ b/lib/preprocessors/sass.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module.exports = {
     // check the presense of the optional "node-sass" module (#118)
     try {
       sass = require("node-sass");
-    } catch (e) {
+    } catch (e) /* istanbul ignore next */ {
       throw new Error(
         "Can't process SASS/SCSS, please run 'npm install node-sass'"
       );
lib/preprocessors/sass.js: skip code coverage for catch block