diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
index edb805572..0c231552f 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/localfilesystem.js
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ function getLocalNodeFiles(dir, skipValidNodeRedModules) {
     // when loading local files, if the path is a valid node-red module
     // dont include it (will be picked up in scanTreeForNodesModules)
     if(skipValidNodeRedModules && files.indexOf("package.json") >= 0) {
-        const package = getPackageDetails(dir)
-        if(package.isNodeRedModule) {
+        const packageDetails = getPackageDetails(dir)
+        if(packageDetails.isNodeRedModule) {
             return {files: [], icons: []};
         }
     }
@@ -135,17 +135,17 @@ function getLocalNodeFiles(dir, skipValidNodeRedModules) {
     return {files: result, icons: icons}
 }
 
-function scanDirForNodesModules(dir,moduleName,package) {
+function scanDirForNodesModules(dir,moduleName,packageDetails) {
     let results = [];
     let scopeName;
     let files
     try {
         let isNodeRedModule = false
-        if(package) {
-            dir = path.join(package.moduleDir,'..')
-            files = [path.basename(package.moduleDir)]
-            moduleName =  (package.package ? package.package.name : null) || moduleName
-            isNodeRedModule = package.isNodeRedModule
+        if(packageDetails) {
+            dir = path.join(packageDetails.moduleDir,'..')
+            files = [path.basename(packageDetails.moduleDir)]
+            moduleName =  (packageDetails.package ? packageDetails.package.name : null) || moduleName
+            isNodeRedModule = packageDetails.isNodeRedModule
         } else {
             files = fs.readdirSync(dir);
             if (moduleName) {
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ function scanDirForNodesModules(dir,moduleName,package) {
 
         // if we have found a package.json, this IS a node_module, lets see if it is a node-red node
         if (!isNodeRedModule && files.indexOf('package.json') > -1) {
-            package = getPackageDetails(dir) // get package details
-            if(package && package.isNodeRedModule) {
+            packageDetails = getPackageDetails(dir) // get package details
+            if(packageDetails && packageDetails.isNodeRedModule) {
                 isNodeRedModule = true
                 files = ['package.json'] // shortcut the file scan
             }
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ function scanDirForNodesModules(dir,moduleName,package) {
             } else {
                 if ((isNodeRedModule || (!moduleName || fn == moduleName)) && (isIncluded(fn) && !isExcluded(fn))) {
                     try {
-                        const moduleDir = isNodeRedModule ? package.moduleDir : path.join(dir,fn);
-                        const pkg = package || getPackageDetails(moduleDir)
+                        const moduleDir = isNodeRedModule ? packageDetails.moduleDir : path.join(dir,fn);
+                        const pkg = packageDetails || getPackageDetails(moduleDir)
                         if(pkg.error) {
                             throw pkg.error
                         }