diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1565b2f..c433713 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,9 +1,30 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const loadJsonFile = require('load-json-file');
 const requireDirectory = require('require-directory');
 const detectors = requireDirectory(module, './lib', { recurse: false });
 
+function createLoadPackageJson(dir) {
+    let packageJsonPromise;
+
+    return () => {
+        if (!packageJsonPromise) {
+            packageJsonPromise = loadJsonFile(path.join(dir, 'package.json'))
+            .catch((err) => {
+                if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+                    return null;
+                }
+
+                throw err;
+            });
+        }
+
+        return packageJsonPromise;
+    };
+}
+
 function detectRepoLinters(dir) {
     // Check if dir exists
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
@@ -17,9 +38,13 @@ function detectRepoLinters(dir) {
     })
     // Run the linter detectors and build the results
     .then(() => {
-        return Promise.all(Object.keys(detectors)
-            .map((name) => detectors[name](dir)
-                .then((detected) => detected && name)));
+        const loadPackageJson = createLoadPackageJson(dir);
+
+        return Promise.all(
+            Object.keys(detectors)
+            .map((name) => detectors[name](dir, loadPackageJson)
+            .then((detected) => detected && name))
+        );
     })
     .then((linters) => linters.filter((linter) => linter));
 }
diff --git a/lib/coffeelint.js b/lib/coffeelint.js
index 2392c55..0137592 100644
--- a/lib/coffeelint.js
+++ b/lib/coffeelint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectCoffeeLint(dir) {
+function detectCoffeeLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['coffeelint.json']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['coffeelintConfig', 'devDependencies.coffeelint']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['coffeelintConfig', 'devDependencies.coffeelint']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/csslint.js b/lib/csslint.js
index 61bf326..308379a 100644
--- a/lib/csslint.js
+++ b/lib/csslint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectCssLint(dir) {
+function detectCssLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.csslintrc']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.csslint']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.csslint']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/eslint.js b/lib/eslint.js
index b6dd0af..9b339be 100644
--- a/lib/eslint.js
+++ b/lib/eslint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectEslint(dir) {
+function detectEslint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.eslintrc.js', '.eslintrc.yaml', '.eslintrc.yml', '.eslintrc.json', '.eslintrc']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.eslint', 'eslintConfig', 'eslintIgnore']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.eslint', 'eslintConfig', 'eslintIgnore']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/htmlhint.js b/lib/htmlhint.js
index f9dcc03..bd8392b 100644
--- a/lib/htmlhint.js
+++ b/lib/htmlhint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectHtmlHint(dir) {
+function detectHtmlHint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.htmlhintrc']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.htmlhint']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.htmlhint']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/jscs.js b/lib/jscs.js
index 017d709..02dd5ad 100644
--- a/lib/jscs.js
+++ b/lib/jscs.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectJscs(dir) {
+function detectJscs(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.jscsrc', '.jscs.json']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['jscsConfig']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['jscsConfig']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/jshint.js b/lib/jshint.js
index d9b6d59..ce30104 100644
--- a/lib/jshint.js
+++ b/lib/jshint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectJsHint(dir) {
+function detectJsHint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.jshintrc']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.jshint', 'jshintConfig']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.jshint', 'jshintConfig']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/prettier.js b/lib/prettier.js
index 9607da4..a061cfb 100644
--- a/lib/prettier.js
+++ b/lib/prettier.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectPrettierLint(dir) {
+function detectPrettierLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.prettierrc', '.prettierrc.yaml', '.prettierrc.yml', '.prettierrc.json', '.prettierrc.js', 'prettier.config.js']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.prettier', 'prettier']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.prettier', 'prettier']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/standard.js b/lib/standard.js
index d1dc2c2..b9b7782 100644
--- a/lib/standard.js
+++ b/lib/standard.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectStandardLint(dir) {
-    return tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.standard', 'standard']);
+function detectStandardLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
+    return tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.standard', 'standard']);
 }
 
 module.exports = detectStandardLint;
diff --git a/lib/stylelint.js b/lib/stylelint.js
index 0d5321c..22a7b27 100644
--- a/lib/stylelint.js
+++ b/lib/stylelint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectStyleLint(dir) {
+function detectStyleLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['.stylelintrc.js', '.stylelintrc.yaml', '.stylelintrc.json', '.stylelintrc']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.stylelint', 'stylelint']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.stylelint', 'stylelint']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/tslint.js b/lib/tslint.js
index fa3190e..4a2f39b 100644
--- a/lib/tslint.js
+++ b/lib/tslint.js
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const tryFiles = require('./util/tryFiles');
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectTsLint(dir) {
+function detectTsLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
     const paths = ['tslint.json']
     .map((entry) => path.join(dir, entry));
 
     return Promise.all([
         tryFiles(paths),
-        tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.tslint']),
+        tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.tslint']),
     ])
     .then((booleans) => booleans.some((bool) => bool));
 }
diff --git a/lib/util/tryPackageJson.js b/lib/util/tryPackageJson.js
index d589479..86ff06c 100644
--- a/lib/util/tryPackageJson.js
+++ b/lib/util/tryPackageJson.js
@@ -1,19 +1,15 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const path = require('path');
-const loadJsonFile = require('load-json-file');
 const get = require('lodash.get');
 
-function tryPackageJson(dir, props) {
-    return loadJsonFile(path.join(dir, 'package.json'))
-    .then((json) => {
-        return props.some((prop) => get(json, prop));
-    }, (err) => {
-        if (err.code === 'ENOENT') {
+function tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, props) {
+    return loadPackageJson()
+    .then((packageJson) => {
+        if (!packageJson) {
             return false;
         }
 
-        throw err;
+        return props.some((prop) => get(packageJson, prop));
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/xo.js b/lib/xo.js
index 398d4ee..382b535 100644
--- a/lib/xo.js
+++ b/lib/xo.js
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 const tryPackageJson = require('./util/tryPackageJson');
 
-function detectXOLint(dir) {
-    return tryPackageJson(dir, ['devDependencies.xo', 'xo']);
+function detectXOLint(dir, loadPackageJson) {
+    return tryPackageJson(loadPackageJson, ['devDependencies.xo', 'xo']);
 }
 
 module.exports = detectXOLint;