diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index b5a0e16..d72ff0c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-let module;
 try {
-  module = await import('./index.node');
+  module.exports = require('./index.node');
 } catch {
   const isLinux = process.platform === 'linux';
 
   if (isLinux && process.arch === 'x64') {
-    module = await import('./index-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.node');
+    module.exports = require('./index-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.node');
   } else if (isLinux && process.arch === 'arm64') {
-    module = await import('./index-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.node');
+    module.exports = require('./index-aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu.node');
   } else {
     throw new Error('Bliss: unsupported architecture');
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4555c05..a925d38 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   "name": "@bliss-rs/bliss-rs",
-  "type": "module",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "description": "A fork of the bliss-rs library with Node.js bindings",
   "main": "index.js",