# The base directory of the module does not exist SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe failed with exit code 1

**URL:** <https://community.sonarsource.com/t/the-base-directory-of-the-module-does-not-exist-sonarscanner-msbuild-exe-failed-with-exit-code-1/105744>\
**Category:** SonarQube Cloud\
**Tags:** azuredevops, dotnet, coverage, sonarqube-cloud\
**Created:** [December 9, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/the-base-directory-of-the-module-does-not-exist-sonarscanner-msbuild-exe-failed-with-exit-code-1/105744 "2023-12-09T10:23:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 10:23am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/the-base-directory-of-the-module-does-not-exist-sonarscanner-msbuild-exe-failed-with-exit-code-1/105744/1 "2023-12-09T10:23:19Z")

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Running a SonarCloudAnalyze in AzureDevops for MSBuild. I’m getting an error where it cannot find a module in `node_modules` directory even though `node_modules` is mentioned in `sonar.exclusions`.  
Tried to include specific CSharp folders and still showing same results.

- ALM used: Azure DevOps

- CI system used: Azure DevOps

- Scanner command used when applicable (private details masked)

- Languages of the repository: CSharp, TypeScript

- SonarCloud project is not public

- Error observed:

```auto
1. ##[error]13:08:16.653 ERROR: Error during SonarScanner execution

13:08:16.653 ERROR: Error during SonarScanner execution

##[error]java.lang.IllegalStateException: The base directory of the module '756F6D64-1B74-8F31-0AD3-5DF83A6F53FA' does not exist: $(build.sourcesDirectory)\APP\WebApp\ClientApp\node_modules\nice-napi\node-addon-api

java.lang.IllegalStateException: The base directory of the module '756F6D64-1B74-8F31-0AD3-5DF83A6F53FA' does not exist: $(build.sourcesDirectory)\APP\WebApp\ClientApp\node_modules\nice-napi\node-addon-api

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.setModuleBaseDir(Conf.java:195)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.setModuleBaseDir(Conf.java:195)

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.loadModuleConfigFile(Conf.java:174)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.loadModuleConfigFile(Conf.java:174)

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.loadModulesProperties(Conf.java:152)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.loadModulesProperties(Conf.java:152)

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.loadProjectProperties(Conf.java:126)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.loadProjectProperties(Conf.java:126)

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.properties(Conf.java:60)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Conf.properties(Conf.java:60)

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:70)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.execute(Main.java:70)

##[error]at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.main(Main.java:62)

at org.sonarsource.scanner.cli.Main.main(Main.java:62)

Process returned exit code 1

##[error]The SonarScanner did not complete successfully

The SonarScanner did not complete successfully

##[error]13:08:16.7 Post-processing failed. Exit code: 1

13:08:16.7 Post-processing failed. Exit code: 1

##[error]The process 'D:\P2\_work\_tasks\SonarCloudPrepare_14d9cde6-c1da-4d55-aa01-2965cd301255\1.40.2\classic-sonar-scanner-msbuild\SonarScanner.MSBuild.exe' failed with exit code 1

Finishing: Run SonarCloud Code Analysis for CSharp

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- Steps to reproduce: Just run the pipeline
- Potential workaround: none of them helped

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**Post date:** [December 13, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://community.sonarsource.com/t/the-base-directory-of-the-module-does-not-exist-sonarscanner-msbuild-exe-failed-with-exit-code-1/105744/4 "2023-12-13T08:47:50Z")

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Hey there.

That’s pretty odd - have you set any explicit _inclusions_ or other settings in the _.csproj_ files that make up your solution?