diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d3cb070060..bd436082f9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
     "rss": "^1.0.0",
     "semver": "^5.0.1",
     "serve-favicon": "^2.1.5",
-    "sitemap": "^1.0.0",
+    "sitemap": "^1.4.0",
     "socket.io": "^1.2.1",
     "socket.io-client": "^1.2.1",
     "socket.io-redis": "^0.1.3",
diff --git a/src/controllers/index.js b/src/controllers/index.js
index 3b364ebf9e..fec9b23c01 100644
--- a/src/controllers/index.js
+++ b/src/controllers/index.js
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ Controllers.sitemap = function(req, res, next) {
 
 	var sitemap = require('../sitemap.js');
 
-	sitemap.render(function(xml) {
+	sitemap.render(function(err, xml) {
+		if (err) {
+			return next(err);
+		}
 		res.header('Content-Type', 'application/xml');
 		res.send(xml);
 	});