From 3a4abb10cb2aed5ffb4cceca7bdf8798f3f996ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: daedalus <44623501+ComfortablyCoding@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2023 21:19:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: extension auto-load crashes directus if local extension
 is removed (#20259)

---
 .changeset/lucky-tables-leave.md           | 5 +++++
 api/src/utils/delete-from-require-cache.ts | 8 +++++++-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/lucky-tables-leave.md

diff --git a/.changeset/lucky-tables-leave.md b/.changeset/lucky-tables-leave.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9eb091fced
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lucky-tables-leave.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@directus/api': patch
+---
+
+Fixed an issue where removing a local extension with autoload true resulted in a crash.
diff --git a/api/src/utils/delete-from-require-cache.ts b/api/src/utils/delete-from-require-cache.ts
index 5be3ca8414..832cad9ec9 100644
--- a/api/src/utils/delete-from-require-cache.ts
+++ b/api/src/utils/delete-from-require-cache.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { createRequire } from 'node:module';
+import logger from '../logger.js';
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 
 export function deleteFromRequireCache(modulePath: string): void {
-	delete require.cache[require.resolve(modulePath)];
+	try {
+		const moduleCachePath = require.resolve(modulePath);
+		delete require.cache[moduleCachePath];
+	} catch (error) {
+		logger.trace(`Module cache not found for ${modulePath}, skipped cache delete.`);
+	}
 }