diff --git a/lib/fileUtils.js b/lib/fileUtils.js
index 63c80027..2f551ff9 100644
--- a/lib/fileUtils.js
+++ b/lib/fileUtils.js
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ module.exports = function(fs) {
 	function statFile(filePath) {
 		return new Promise(function(resolve, reject) {
 			fs.stat(filePath, function(err, stat) {
-				// No rejection here as it is ok if the file was not found
-				resolve(stat ? {path: filePath, stat: stat} : null);
+				if (err) {
+					if (err.code === "ENOENT") { // "File or directory does not exist"
+						return resolve(null);
+					} else {
+						return reject(err);
+					}
+				}
+				resolve({path: filePath, stat});
 			});
 		});
 	}
@@ -57,7 +63,7 @@ module.exports = function(fs) {
 							content: content,
 							path: fileInfo.path,
 							localPath: lessInputPath,
-							stats: fileInfo.stats
+							stat: fileInfo.stat
 						});
 					}
 				});