diff --git a/remove-node-modules.sh b/remove-node-modules.sh
index 567450623e..7dc478c3c7 100644
--- a/remove-node-modules.sh
+++ b/remove-node-modules.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 
 echo "Removing node_modules directories..."
 
+# Remove node_modules in root directory first
+if [ -d "node_modules" ]; then
+    echo "Removing node_modules in root directory"
+    rm -rf node_modules || echo "Failed to remove node_modules in root directory"
+else
+    echo "No node_modules found in root directory"
+fi
+
 for d in */ ; do
     if [ -d "$d" ]; then
         cd "$d" || { echo "Cannot cd into $d"; continue; }