# Error: Cannot find module 'sharp' in Netlify Function log with NextJS and previews **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Tags:** nextjs\ **Created:** [December 4, 2022, 12:58am UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/error-cannot-find-module-sharp-in-netlify-function-log-with-nextjs-and-previews/80450 "2022-12-04T00:58:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![crcollver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/netlify/user_avatar/answers.netlify.com/crcollver/32/13581_2.png) [@crcollver](https://answers.netlify.com/u/crcollver)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/error-cannot-find-module-sharp-in-netlify-function-log-with-nextjs-and-previews/80450/4 "2022-12-05T20:28:48Z")
Adding the `included_files` property with a value of `["node_modules/sharp/**/*"]` solved the issue! What’s funny is I had read that thread a day prior to writing my post and saw that the original poster had the property in their configuration file, but they had no success with it so I never tried it. Great timing that they responded! @Kimfucious, I did install sharp first and had made sure to reference it in my `netlify.toml` under the `external_node_modules` property, but unfortunately had no luck. I had found that solution from a thread you had started actually! 🙂 Thank you guys for the help! My only question is why adding the `external_node_modules` property wasn’t enough to include it in the Netlify function deployment in this particular instance? --- _[View the full topic](https://answers.netlify.com/t/error-cannot-find-module-sharp-in-netlify-function-log-with-nextjs-and-previews/80450)._