PICO doesn't load the module

The error that shows up on occasion in other projects but here it's persistant

ERROR: SD card must be setup with E.connectSDCard first
The error occasionally occurs when other modules are required, but usually clears on a 2nd or third send to Espruino.

The code is an example from @allObjects

var creds = require("credsXYZ.js");
//var creds={ id: "XYZ", ssid: "Mine", pw: "123456", ip: "..." };
console.log(creds);

/* credsXYZ.js */
//exports = { id: "XYZ", ssid: "Mine", pw: "123456", ip: "..." }; 

var creds1={ id: "XYZ", ssid: "Mine", pw: "123456", ip: "..." };
console.log("creds1= ");
console.log(creds1);

The credsXYZ.js module in the sandbox

/* credsXYZ.js */
exports = { id: "XYZ", ssid: "Mine", pw: "123456", ip: "..." }; 

The output

 1v92 Copyright 2016 G.Williams
>ERROR: SD card must be setup with E.connectSDCard first
WARNING: Module "credsXYZ.js" not found
undefined
creds1=
{
  "id": "XYZ",
  "ssid": "Mine",
  "pw": "123456",
  "ip": "..."
 }
=undefined
>