diff --git a/generators/app/index.js b/generators/app/index.js
index 959c189f..478b7bc6 100644
--- a/generators/app/index.js
+++ b/generators/app/index.js
@@ -305,16 +305,14 @@ module.exports = class extends Generator {
 
     const file = constants.LICENSE_FILES[this.config.get('license')];
 
-    if (!file) {
-      return;
+    if (file) {
+      this.fs.copyTpl(
+        this.templatePath(file),
+        this.destinationPath('LICENSE'),
+        this.context
+      );
     }
 
-    this.fs.copyTpl(
-      this.templatePath(file),
-      this.destinationPath('LICENSE'),
-      this.context
-    );
-
     const json = packageJSON(this._currentPkgJSON, this.context);
 
     // We want to use normal JSON.stringify here because we want to