lerna/lerna · error · Error

Failed to replace env in config: ${orig}

Error message

Failed to replace env in config: ${orig}

What it means

Error "Failed to replace env in config: ${orig}" thrown in lerna/lerna.

Source

Thrown at libs/core/src/lib/npm-conf/env-replace.ts:21

  if (typeof str !== "string" || !str) {
    return str;
  }

  // Replace any ${ENV} values with the appropriate environment
  const regex = /(\\*)\$\{([^}]+)\}/g;

  // TODO: refactor based on TS feedback
  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment
  // @ts-ignore
  return str.replace(regex, (orig, esc, name) => {
    esc = esc.length > 0 && esc.length % 2;

    if (esc) {
      return orig;
    }

    if (process.env[name] === undefined) {
      throw new Error(`Failed to replace env in config: ${orig}`);
    }

    return process.env[name];
  });
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at libs/core/src/lib/npm-conf/env-replace.ts:21 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of lerna/lerna@35d15a1567 (2026-08-27). Data as JSON: /api/errors/954f7c59e19db0a2. Report an issue: GitHub.