diff --git a/src/PhpDocumentLoader.php b/src/PhpDocumentLoader.php
index e683180..9d7b642 100644
--- a/src/PhpDocumentLoader.php
+++ b/src/PhpDocumentLoader.php
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class PhpDocumentLoader
             $content = yield $this->contentRetriever->retrieve($uri);
             $size = strlen($content);
             if ($size > $limit) {
-                throw new ContentTooLargeException($uri, $size, $limit);
+                return $this->create($uri, "");
             }
 
             if (isset($this->documents[$uri])) {