diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 4e47400..6c00229 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ exports.getFileContents = (filePath, opts = {}) => {
   return content;
 };
 
-exports.getRootFileContents = (filename, opts = {}) => {
-  return exports.getFileContents(path.join(exports.getRootPath(), filename), opts);
-};
-
 exports.getIdent = () => {
-  const { name } = exports.getRootFileContents('package.json', { format: 'json' });
+  const { name } = exports.getFileContents(path.join(exports.getRootPath(), 'package.json'), {
+    format: 'json',
+  });
+  if (!name) throw new Error('Unable to read project name from package.json');
   return name;
 };