# Jekyll::Converters::Scss, error in 'assets/main.scss'

**URL:** <https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-scss-error-in-assets-main-scss/8579>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 1, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-scss-error-in-assets-main-scss/8579 "2023-10-01T18:31:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![mabalenk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@mabalenk](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/mabalenk)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-scss-error-in-assets-main-scss/8579/1 "2023-10-01T18:31:57Z")

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Dear all,

I need help please. I’m trying to run `bundle exec jekyll serve`, but I encounter the following error:

```auto
/Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/connection.rb:28: warning: VM initialization failed: Current Mac OS X version 10.13 is lower than minimum supported version 10.14
  Conversion error: Jekyll::Converters::Scss encountered an error while converting 'assets/main.scss':
                    end of file reached
bundler: failed to load command: jekyll (/Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/bin/jekyll)
/Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/varint.rb:20:in `readbyte': end of file reached (EOFError)
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/varint.rb:20:in `block in read'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/varint.rb:19:in `loop'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/varint.rb:19:in `read'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/connection.rb:62:in `block in read'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/connection.rb:61:in `synchronize'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/connection.rb:61:in `read'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/dispatcher.rb:77:in `receive_proto'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/dispatcher.rb:19:in `block (2 levels) in initialize'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/dispatcher.rb:18:in `loop'
	from /Users/mabalenk/.rbenv/versions/3.2.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.2.0/gems/sass-embedded-1.68.0-x86_64-darwin/lib/sass/embedded/dispatcher.rb:18:in `block in initialize'

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Yes, I’m on a relatively old distribution of macOS (High Sierra v10.13.6). I use Ruby v3.2.2. Is there a workaround to bypass this error? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![chuckhoupt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.jekyllrb.com/chuckhoupt/32/523_2.png) [@chuckhoupt](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/chuckhoupt)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-scss-error-in-assets-main-scss/8579/2 "2023-10-01T21:06:14Z")

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What version of Jekyll are you using (run ` jekyll --version`)? Assuming it’s that latest Jekyll 4.x, then my first guess would be to try Jekyll 3.x which might be more compatible (it is the version used by Github pages).

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**Author:** ![mabalenk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@mabalenk](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/mabalenk)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-scss-error-in-assets-main-scss/8579/3 "2023-10-02T07:48:40Z")

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Yes, your guess is correct! I’m using Jekyll v4.3.2. How do I downgrade Jekyll to v3.x.y?

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**Author:** ![mabalenk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/439d5e/32.png) [@mabalenk](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/u/mabalenk)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2023, 8:11am UTC](https://talk.jekyllrb.com/t/jekyll-scss-error-in-assets-main-scss/8579/5 "2023-10-02T08:11:38Z")

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I found a helpful [StackOverflow post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/24223567/how-can-i-install-an-older-version-of-jekyll) explaining how to downgrage Jekyll. I modified the `Gemfile` to specify the exact Jekyll version I needed:

```auto
gem "jekyll", "3.9.3"

```

Then I updated the entire Jekyll distribution to refresh (and possibly downgrade) the dependent gems:

```auto
bundle update jekyll

```