# Extension is not able to read the flow.json file

**URL:** <https://forum.flow.com/t/extension-is-not-able-to-read-the-flow-json-file/2546>\
**Category:** Flow VSCode Extension\
**Created:** [November 23, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/extension-is-not-able-to-read-the-flow-json-file/2546 "2021-11-23T19:46:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![woa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ee7513/32.png) [@woa](https://forum.flow.com/u/woa)\
**Post date:** [November 23, 2021, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/extension-is-not-able-to-read-the-flow-json-file/2546/1 "2021-11-23T19:46:01Z")

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Whenever I try to run commands from the extension, it throws this error:

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/flow/original/1X/35042359b0e6979f5c55e10b3268569f8955a6c5.png)

The issue seems to be that the extension is prefixing the file path with a “/”.

I have run “flow init” and I do have a flow.json file

Windows 10 Pro  
VS CODE 1.62.3  
Cadence Extension 0.6.3

Any ideas on how to resolve this issue?

Thanks

woa