diff --git a/out/node-module-collector/moduleManager.js b/out/node-module-collector/moduleManager.js
index f483d9387a3270afc884b8478f19dd2825477a04..a718d92825b4813bc27eb10775a70d8e0731fcf7 100644
--- a/out/node-module-collector/moduleManager.js
+++ b/out/node-module-collector/moduleManager.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const builder_util_1 = require("builder-util");
 const fs = require("fs-extra");
 const path = require("path");
 const semver = require("semver");
+const searchModule = require("../electron/search-module");
 var LogMessageByKey;
 (function (LogMessageByKey) {
     LogMessageByKey["PKG_DUPLICATE_REF"] = "duplicate dependency references";
@@ -115,8 +116,12 @@ class ModuleManager {
                 return { packageDir: path.dirname(direct), packageJson: json };
             }
         }
-        // 2) upward hoisted search, then 3) downward non-hoisted search
-        return (await this.upwardSearch(parentDir, pkgName, requiredRange)) || (await this.downwardSearch(parentDir, pkgName, requiredRange)) || null;
+        // 2) upward hoisted search, then 3) downward non-hoisted search, then 4) downward from workspace root
+        const workspaceRoot = await searchModule.getProjectRootPath(parentDir);
+        return (await this.upwardSearch(parentDir, pkgName, requiredRange)) ||
+            (await this.downwardSearch(parentDir, pkgName, requiredRange)) ||
+            (await this.downwardSearch(workspaceRoot, pkgName, requiredRange)) ||
+            null;
     }
     semverSatisfies(found, range) {
         if ((0, builder_util_1.isEmptyOrSpaces)(range) || range === "*") {