diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/server.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/server.ts
index 2d1ab29fc928..d29f22ee437d 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/server.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-import launch from "cross-spawn"
+import { createRequire } from "node:module"
+import type launchType from "cross-spawn"
 import { type Config } from "./gen/types.gen.js"
 import { stop, bindAbort } from "./process.js"
 
+const launch = createRequire(import.meta.url)("cross-spawn") as typeof launchType
+
 export type ServerOptions = {
   hostname?: string
   port?: number
diff --git a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/server.ts b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/server.ts
index 48f1a253da8d..159ede2b605c 100644
--- a/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/server.ts
+++ b/packages/sdk/js/src/v2/server.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-import launch from "cross-spawn"
+import { createRequire } from "node:module"
+import type launchType from "cross-spawn"
 import { type Config } from "./gen/types.gen.js"
 import { stop, bindAbort } from "../process.js"
 
+const launch = createRequire(import.meta.url)("cross-spawn") as typeof launchType
+
 export type ServerOptions = {
   hostname?: string
   port?: number