---
title: 'TypeError: Cannot read property ''browserify'' of undefined'
kind: blog
description: I got this not so helpful error while using Browserify to bundle a web application.
words: 28
readingMinutes: 1
created: '2015-02-10T11:17:37.000Z'
updated: '2026-06-27T21:03:45+02:00'
tags:
  - browserify
  - development
---
It was caused by a syntax error in the `package.json` file of a node module that was required by my code - the file did not contain valid JSON.