diff --git a/src/commands/script-loader.ts b/src/commands/script-loader.ts
index f2a7bda280..e8459b0cf6 100644
--- a/src/commands/script-loader.ts
+++ b/src/commands/script-loader.ts
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ async function getFilenamesByPattern(pattern: string): Promise<string[]> {
 // Determine the project root
 // https://stackoverflow.com/a/18721515
 function getPkgJsonDir(): string {
-  for (const modPath of module.paths) {
+  for (const modPath of (module.paths || [])) {
     try {
       const prospectivePkgJsonDir = path.dirname(modPath);
       fs.accessSync(modPath, fs.constants.F_OK);