diff --git a/lib/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver.rb b/lib/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver.rb
index 0e21e61e5e..3d953f85bb 100644
--- a/lib/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver.rb
+++ b/lib/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def read_augeas_from_gem
             # it is used for legacy augeas <= 0.5.0 (ruby-augeas gem)
             ::Augeas.open { |aug| aug.get('/augeas/version') }
           end
+        rescue LoadError
+          log.debug('augeas is not available')
+          nil
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver_spec.rb b/spec/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver_spec.rb
index eec11b108b..73bc958ed8 100644
--- a/spec/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/facter/resolvers/augeas_resolver_spec.rb
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
       it 'raises a LoadError error' do
         augeas.resolve(:augeas_version)
 
-        expect(log_spy).to have_received(:debug).with('resolving fact augeas_version, but load_error_message')
+        expect(log_spy).to have_received(:debug).with('augeas is not available')
       end
     end
   end