Karma Load Error in Angular Tests with --code-coverage: "Error: Found 1 load error"

I'm encountering a persistent "load error" when running Angular tests with --code-coverage. This error only occurs with the command ng test --no-watch --code-coverage; otherwise, running ng test without --code-coverage works perfectly.

Karma Configuration (karma.conf.js):

module.exports = function (config) {
config.set({
basePath: '',
frameworks: ['jasmine', '@angular-devkit/build-angular'],
plugins: [
require('karma-jasmine'),
require('karma-chrome-launcher'),
require('karma-jasmine-html-reporter'),
require('karma-coverage'),
require('@angular-devkit/build-angular/plugins/karma')
],
client: { clearContext: false },
coverageReporter: {
dir: require('path').join(__dirname, '../coverage/DATAGERRYApp'),
reporters: [{ type: 'html' }, { type: 'lcovonly' }, { type: 'text-summary' }],
fixWebpackSourcePaths: true
},
reporters: ['progress', 'kjhtml'],
port: 9876,
colors: true,
logLevel: config.LOG_DEBUG, // Enabled for detailed logging
autoWatch: true,
browsers: ['ChromeHeadless'],
singleRun: true,
restartOnFileChange: true
});
};


**Command Used: ** ng test --no-watch --code-coverage

**Error Output: **

Error: Found 1 load error at Server.<anonymous> (/path/to/project/node_modules/karma/lib/server.js:243:26)

Steps I've Tried:

• Cleared node_modules and reinstalled dependencies.
• Updated karma.conf.js to use karma-coverage instead of karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter.
• Ran ng build --configuration test to check for circular dependencies.
• Cleared Angular cache with ng cache clean.

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