diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-pigs-learn.md b/.changeset/itchy-pigs-learn.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f31617c9ba4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-pigs-learn.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/dev-cli': patch
+---
+
+Fix issue where `clerk-dev` would attempt to import a lockfile even when one was not present.
diff --git a/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js b/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js
index acee0c5cdcd..9d9760cd700 100644
--- a/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js
+++ b/packages/dev-cli/src/commands/setup.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ function hasSupportedLockfile() {
 async function importPackageLock() {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     if (!hasSupportedLockfile()) {
-      resolve();
+      return resolve();
     }
     console.log('Supported non-pnpm lockfile detected, importing with `pnpm import`...');