# Unexpected token error on Serverless quick start setup

**URL:** <https://forum.serverless.com/t/unexpected-token-error-on-serverless-quick-start-setup/13409>\
**Category:** Serverless Framework\
**Tags:** aws\
**Created:** [December 16, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/unexpected-token-error-on-serverless-quick-start-setup/13409 "2020-12-16T12:23:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.serverless.com/t/unexpected-token-error-on-serverless-quick-start-setup/13409/1 "2020-12-16T12:23:27Z")

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I am following the docs at this link: [Setting Up Serverless Framework With AWS](https://www.serverless.com/framework/docs/providers/aws/guide/quick-start/#deploy-the-service)  
Have replicated all the steps until the deployment part.

```
serverless deploy -v

```

gives me this error:

```
> Syntax Error -------------------------------------------

```

> SyntaxError: Unexpected token # in JSON at position 723  
> at JSON.parse ()  
> at exports.parse (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/node\_modules/rc/lib/utils.js:15:17)  
> at addConfigFile (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/node\_modules/rc/index.js:30:20)  
> at Array.forEach ()  
> at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/node\_modules/rc/index.js:43:36)  
> at getConfig (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/node\_modules/@serverless/utils/config.js:87:10)  
> at Object.get (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/node\_modules/@serverless/utils/config.js:128:18)  
> at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/lib/utils/analytics/areDisabled.js:5:75)  
> at Module.\_compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)  
> at Object.Module.\_extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)  
> at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)  
> at Function.Module.\_load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)  
> at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)  
> at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)  
> at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/lib/utils/analytics/index.js:13:30)  
> at Module.\_compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)  
> at Object.Module.\_extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)  
> at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)  
> at Function.Module.\_load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)  
> at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)  
> at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)  
> at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/scripts/serverless.js:41:1)  
> at Module.\_compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)  
> at Object.Module.\_extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)  
> at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)  
> at Function.Module.\_load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)  
> at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:952:19)  
> at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:88:18)  
> at /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/bin/serverless.js:42:16  
> at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node\_modules/serverless/bin/serverless.js:43:5)  
> at Module.\_compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1063:30)  
> at Object.Module.\_extensions…js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1092:10)  
> at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:928:32)  
> at Function.Module.\_load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:769:14)  
> at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run\_main.js:72:12)  
> at internal/main/run\_main\_module.js:17:47
> 
> Your Environment Information ---------------------------  
> Operating System: darwin  
> Node Version: 14.15.1  
> Framework Version: 2.15.0  
> Plugin Version: 4.2.0  
> SDK Version: 2.3.2  
> Components Version: 3.4.3

I havent added anything to the existing handler.js file or any other new file. There is no JSON file to look into.

What am I missing here?