[Bug]: Package subpath './awilix' is not defined by "exports" in backend/node_modules/@medusajs/framework/package.json

[Prashantch265]

Package.json file

{
  "name": "backend",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "description": "A starter for Medusa projects.",
  "author": "Medusa (https://medusajs.com)",
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "sqlite",
    "postgres",
    "typescript",
    "ecommerce",
    "headless",
    "medusa"
  ],
  "scripts": {
    "build": "medusa build",
    "seed": "medusa exec ./src/scripts/seed.ts",
    "start": "medusa start",
    "dev": "medusa develop",
    "test:integration:http": "TEST_TYPE=integration:http NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest --silent=false --runInBand --forceExit",
    "test:integration:modules": "TEST_TYPE=integration:modules NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest --silent=false --runInBand --forceExit",
    "test:unit": "TEST_TYPE=unit NODE_OPTIONS=--experimental-vm-modules jest --silent --runInBand --forceExit"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@ladjs/consolidate": "^1.0.4",
    "@medusajs/admin-sdk": "2.9.0",
    "@medusajs/cli": "2.9.0",
    "@medusajs/event-bus-local": "^2.9.0",
    "@medusajs/event-bus-redis": "^2.9.0",
    "@medusajs/framework": "2.9.0",
    "@medusajs/medusa": "^2.9.0",
    "@mikro-orm/core": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/knex": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/migrations": "6.4.3",
    "@mikro-orm/postgresql": "6.4.3",
    "@react-email/components": "0.5.1",
    "awilix": "^8.0.1",
    "ejs": "^3.1.10",
    "email-templates": "^12.0.3",
    "medusa-plugin-smtp": "^1.2.0",
    "multer": "^2.0.2",
    "nodemailer": "^7.0.5",
    "pg": "^8.13.0",
    "resend": "^6.0.1",
    "zod": "^3.25.76"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@medusajs/medusa-oas-cli": "^2.9.0",
    "@medusajs/test-utils": "2.9.0",
    "@mikro-orm/cli": "6.4.3",
    "@swc/core": "1.5.7",
    "@swc/jest": "^0.2.36",
    "@types/jest": "^29.5.13",
    "@types/multer": "^2.0.0",
    "@types/node": "^20.0.0",
    "@types/react": "^18.3.2",
    "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.25",
    "jest": "^29.7.0",
    "prop-types": "^15.8.1",
    "react": "^18.2.0",
    "react-dom": "^18.2.0",
    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
    "typescript": "^5.6.2",
    "vite": "^5.2.11",
    "yalc": "^1.0.0-pre.53"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=20"
  }
}

Node.js version

v22.21.1

Database and its version

18.1-1.pgdg13+2

Operating system name and version

MacOs 26.4

Browser name

No response

What happended?

After setting up an old MedusaJS project on a new device and reinstalling dependencies, the app fails to run with the following error:

Error: Package subpath './awilix' is not defined by "exports" in node_modules/@medusajs/framework/package.json

This error occurs when running:

• yarn dev
• yarn build
• yarn start

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Additional context

• I checked Medusa documentation and found that from v2.11.0 onwards, imports like:

  import { ... } from "@mikro-orm/core"

  should be replaced with:

  import { ... } from "@medusajs/framework/mikro-orm/core"

• I ran the official migration script to update imports. It updated some files in my codebase.

• However, the error persists because the problematic import appears to originate from inside node_modules, not my source code.

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Environment

• Node.js: >=20
• Medusa CLI version: 2.9.0
• Medusa version: 2.13.5
• Package manager: yarn

Possible cause

It seems like there may be:

• A mismatch between @medusajs/framework exports and internal usage of awilix, or
• A dependency expecting an older export structure (@medusajs/framework/awilix) that is no longer exposed.

Workarounds tried

#13807 (comment)

It didn't resolve the issue.

Expected behavior

The project should start normally without module resolution errors.

Actual behavior

Node throws an error related to subpath exports:

Error: Package subpath './awilix' is not defined by "exports"

Link to reproduction repo

https://github.com/Prashantch265/medusajs-backend