diff --git a/lib/workers/dep-type/index.js b/lib/workers/dep-type/index.js
index 18bf36f4a9a23c25c7a51574cdaa6abac1dd2a7c..2fbeb8eecca1f07ae7bc3910cb4829b9dee06db1 100644
--- a/lib/workers/dep-type/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/dep-type/index.js
@@ -28,16 +28,20 @@ async function renovateDepType(packageContent, config) {
     logger.debug(`deps length is ${deps.length}`);
     logger.debug({ deps }, `deps`);
   } else if (config.packageFile.endsWith('package.js')) {
-    deps = packageContent
-      .match(/Npm\.depends\({([\s\S]*?)}\);/)[1]
-      .replace(/(\s|\\n|\\t|'|")/g, '')
-      .split(',')
-      .map(dep => dep.split(/:(.*)/))
-      .map(arr => ({
-        depType: 'npmDepends',
-        depName: arr[0],
-        currentVersion: arr[1],
-      }));
+    try {
+      deps = packageContent
+        .match(/Npm\.depends\({([\s\S]*?)}\);/)[1]
+        .replace(/(\s|\\n|\\t|'|")/g, '')
+        .split(',')
+        .map(dep => dep.split(/:(.*)/))
+        .map(arr => ({
+          depType: 'npmDepends',
+          depName: arr[0],
+          currentVersion: arr[1],
+        }));
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.warn({ packageContent }, 'Failed to parse meteor package.js');
+    }
   } else if (config.packageFile.endsWith('Dockerfile')) {
     const [imagetag, currentDigest] = config.currentFrom.split('@');
     const [depName, currentTag] = imagetag.split(':');
diff --git a/test/workers/dep-type/index.spec.js b/test/workers/dep-type/index.spec.js
index 964fa64424b51cf5b3846d5992c2da93cd73463a..80d1a8717a36efa1d811d64d07a4c74966370224 100644
--- a/test/workers/dep-type/index.spec.js
+++ b/test/workers/dep-type/index.spec.js
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@ describe('lib/workers/dep-type/index', () => {
       const res = await depTypeWorker.renovateDepType(content, config);
       expect(res).toHaveLength(6);
     });
+    it('handles malformed meteor', async () => {
+      config.packageFile = 'package.js';
+      const content = 'blah';
+      const res = await depTypeWorker.renovateDepType(content, config);
+      expect(res).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
     it('returns upgrades for docker', async () => {
       config.packageFile = 'Dockerfile';
       config.currentFrom = 'node';