diff --git a/lib/initUtils.js b/lib/initUtils.js
index b3c8d7c..4161e96 100644
--- a/lib/initUtils.js
+++ b/lib/initUtils.js
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@ function copyRecognizers(appDir, appId, appVers, recognizerDirectory) {
 
   if (directoryExists(pluginRecognizersLocation)) { // Get recognizers in a plugin's appDir/config/xxx location
     printFormattedDebug(`rec ${pluginRecognizersLocation} exists`);
-    fs.getFilesInDirectory(pluginRecognizersLocation).forEach(filename => {
+    fs.readdirSync(pluginRecognizersLocation, {withFileTypes: true}).filter(statObj=> statObj.isFile())
+    .forEach((statObj) => {
+      const filename = statObj.name;
       const filepath = path.resolve(pluginRecognizersLocation, filename);
       const filepathConfig = path.resolve(path.join(recognizerDirectory, filename));