Cryptic Vite Errors

error when starting dev server:
SyntaxError: Unexpected end of JSON input
    at JSON.parse (<anonymous>)
    at resolveDevelopmentEnvironmentTld (file:///home/pegos/Work/sites/epi-doorman/node_modules/laravel-vite-plugin/dist/index.js:360:23)
    at resolveDevelopmentEnvironmentServerConfig (file:///home/pegos/Work/sites/epi-doorman/node_modules/laravel-vite-plugin/dist/index.js:320:94)
    at config (file:///home/pegos/Work/sites/epi-doorman/node_modules/laravel-vite-plugin/dist/index.js:39:50)
    at runConfigHook (file:///home/pegos/.bun/install/global/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-BWSbWtLw.js:66720:25)
    at async resolveConfig (file:///home/pegos/.bun/install/global/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-BWSbWtLw.js:66169:12)
    at async _createServer (file:///home/pegos/.bun/install/global/node_modules/vite/dist/node/chunks/dep-BWSbWtLw.js:62758:18)
    at async CAC.<anonymous> (file:///home/pegos/.bun/install/global/node_modules/vite/dist/node/cli.js:735:20)