diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
index 2b9b4595b512b..51708ce737104 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/lib/arborist/build-ideal-tree.js
@@ -265,7 +265,11 @@ module.exports = cls => class IdealTreeBuilder extends cls {
       this[_global] ? this[_globalRootNode]()
       : rpj(this.path + '/package.json').then(
         pkg => this[_rootNodeFromPackage](pkg),
-        er => this[_rootNodeFromPackage]({})
+        er => {
+          if (er.code === 'EJSONPARSE')
+            throw er
+          return this[_rootNodeFromPackage]({})
+        }
       ))
       .then(root => this[_loadWorkspaces](root))
       // ok to not have a virtual tree.  probably initial install.
diff --git a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json
index d8c63159af36c..ea0aea167f0f3 100644
--- a/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json
+++ b/node_modules/@npmcli/arborist/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@npmcli/arborist",
-  "version": "0.0.32",
+  "version": "0.0.33",
   "description": "Manage node_modules trees",
   "dependencies": {
     "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^1.0.5",
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index aadc2812c0c6d..951b1e669e848 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
       ],
       "license": "Artistic-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
-        "@npmcli/arborist": "^0.0.32",
+        "@npmcli/arborist": "^0.0.33",
         "@npmcli/ci-detect": "^1.2.0",
         "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.1",
         "@npmcli/run-script": "^1.7.0",
@@ -379,9 +379,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@npmcli/arborist": {
-      "version": "0.0.32",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-0.0.32.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FZgrZVFaBqSPRsfr7DYAdrqFBT6ShxXpkMUBBIFZ6mm7Bgt3h5exM050s9ROD2DBOsxXJGOJj8BfdAuU0ZABXg==",
+      "version": "0.0.33",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-0.0.33.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yDCdhNz8+N3pli1GsKw+7qcVL9q5C+V1Lk42JlTxw6cNpgcUwKlDj3e/nDkO+B1vJQRkLMSt9IQKWZtUjZHePQ==",
       "inBundle": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^1.0.5",
@@ -8511,9 +8511,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@npmcli/arborist": {
-      "version": "0.0.32",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-0.0.32.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FZgrZVFaBqSPRsfr7DYAdrqFBT6ShxXpkMUBBIFZ6mm7Bgt3h5exM050s9ROD2DBOsxXJGOJj8BfdAuU0ZABXg==",
+      "version": "0.0.33",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@npmcli/arborist/-/arborist-0.0.33.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yDCdhNz8+N3pli1GsKw+7qcVL9q5C+V1Lk42JlTxw6cNpgcUwKlDj3e/nDkO+B1vJQRkLMSt9IQKWZtUjZHePQ==",
       "requires": {
         "@npmcli/installed-package-contents": "^1.0.5",
         "@npmcli/map-workspaces": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 403ee49272aa7..28258de946a52 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@npmcli/arborist": "^0.0.32",
+    "@npmcli/arborist": "^0.0.33",
     "@npmcli/ci-detect": "^1.2.0",
     "@npmcli/config": "^1.2.1",
     "@npmcli/run-script": "^1.7.0",