diff --git a/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js b/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js
index 1010e36e..8e75cdc1 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/webpackProcess.js
@@ -77,27 +77,28 @@ class WebpackProcess extends ProcessWrapper {
       if (err) {
         return callback(errorMessage(err));
       }
+      if (!config.stats || config.stats === 'none') {
+        return callback();
+      }
       try {
-        if (config.stats && config.stats !== 'none') {
-          this._log('info', 'writing file '+ ('.embark/stats.report').bold.dim);
-          await writeFile(
-            fs.dappPath('.embark/stats.report'),
-            stats.toString(config.stats)
-          );
-          this._log('info', 'writing file ' + ('.embark/stats.json').bold.dim);
-          await writeFile(
-            fs.dappPath('.embark/stats.json'),
-            JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(config.stats))
-          );
+        this._log('info', 'writing file '+ ('.embark/stats.report').bold.dim);
+        await writeFile(
+          fs.dappPath('.embark/stats.report'),
+          stats.toString(config.stats)
+        );
+        this._log('info', 'writing file ' + ('.embark/stats.json').bold.dim);
+        await writeFile(
+          fs.dappPath('.embark/stats.json'),
+          JSON.stringify(stats.toJson(config.stats))
+        );
+        if (stats.hasErrors()) {
+          const errors = stats.toJson(config.stats).errors.join('\n');
+          return callback(errors);
         }
+        callback();
       } catch (e) {
         return callback(errorMessage(e));
       }
-      if (config.stats && stats.hasErrors()) {
-        const errors = stats.toJson(config.stats).errors.join('\n');
-        return callback(errors);
-      }
-      callback();
     });
   }
 }