diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 92d8dff..17892af 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ class Dotenv {
       return obj
     }, {})
 
+    // fix in case of missing
+    formatted['process.env'] = '{}'
+
     return formatted
   }
 
diff --git a/test/index.test.js b/test/index.test.js
index ed80661..7b1a188 100644
--- a/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/index.test.js
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ const buildExpectation = (obj) => {
     return all
   }, {})
 
+  raw['process.env'] = '{}'
+
   return raw
 }