[▲ Vercel Community](/) · [Categories](/categories) · [Latest](/latest) · [Top](/top) · [Live](/live) [Help](/c/help/9) # Runtime error due to missing node_module on deployment 36 views · 0 likes · 2 posts thecalvinchan (@thecalvinchan) · 2025-11-27 <!-- Questions that get answered the fastest are the ones with relevant info included in the original post. Be sure to include all detail needed to let others see and understand the problem! --> <!-- Current versus Expected behavior --> <!-- Code, configuration, and steps that reproduce this issue --> <!-- Project information (URL, framework, environment, project settings) --> Hi everybody, I am running into the same error that is being described in this previous post: https://community.vercel.com/t/bug-missing-file-from-node-module/10324 I have tried building `npm run build` and running locally `npm run start` using the default nextjs scripts. Everything works fine locally, but when I try to hit an endpoint on production (deployed via vercel), I get the following error: `[Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open 'node_modules/kuromoji/dict/base.dat.gz'] {` ` errno: -2,` ` code: 'ENOENT',`  I noticed that the original discussion thread was closed due to inactivity, but hoping to get some help regarding this issue. Pauline P. Narvas (@pawlean) · 2026-01-20 Hi @thecalvinchan, just checking in to see if you were able to resolve the runtime error related to the missing node_module on deployment or if you still need assistance. Let me know how it's going!
