diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6ea18c7244..b8fcbb4b86 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     paths-ignore:
       - '**/**.md'
 env:
-  NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+  NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
   PARSE_SERVER_TEST_TIMEOUT: 20000
 permissions:
   actions: write
@@ -145,32 +145,32 @@ jobs:
           - name: MongoDB 4.2, ReplicaSet
             MONGODB_VERSION: 4.2.25
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: replset
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: MongoDB 4.4, ReplicaSet
             MONGODB_VERSION: 4.4.29
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: replset
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: MongoDB 5, ReplicaSet
             MONGODB_VERSION: 5.0.26
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: replset
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: MongoDB 6, ReplicaSet
             MONGODB_VERSION: 6.0.14
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: replset
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: MongoDB 7, ReplicaSet
             MONGODB_VERSION: 7.0.8
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: replset
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: MongoDB 8, ReplicaSet
             MONGODB_VERSION: 8.0.0
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: replset
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: Redis Cache
             PARSE_SERVER_TEST_CACHE: redis
             MONGODB_VERSION: 8.0.0
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: Node 20
             MONGODB_VERSION: 8.0.0
             MONGODB_TOPOLOGY: standalone
@@ -227,31 +227,31 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: PostgreSQL 13, PostGIS 3.1
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:13-3.1
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 13, PostGIS 3.2
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:13-3.2
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 13, PostGIS 3.3
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:13-3.3
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 13, PostGIS 3.4
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:13-3.4
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 13, PostGIS 3.5
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:13-3.5
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 14, PostGIS 3.5
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:14-3.5
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 15, PostGIS 3.5
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:15-3.5
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 16, PostGIS 3.5
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:16-3.5
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
           - name: PostgreSQL 17, PostGIS 3.5
             POSTGRES_IMAGE: postgis/postgis:17-3.5
-            NODE_VERSION: 22.4.1
+            NODE_VERSION: 22.12.0
       fail-fast: false
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
     timeout-minutes: 20
diff --git a/src/Adapters/AdapterLoader.js b/src/Adapters/AdapterLoader.js
index 5d9d9b0332..aa40162cd0 100644
--- a/src/Adapters/AdapterLoader.js
+++ b/src/Adapters/AdapterLoader.js
@@ -47,20 +47,8 @@ export function loadAdapter<T>(adapter, defaultAdapter, options): T {
 }
 
 export async function loadModule(modulePath) {
-  let module;
-  try {
-    module = require(modulePath);
-  } catch (err) {
-    if (err.code === 'ERR_REQUIRE_ESM') {
-      module = await import(modulePath);
-      if (module.default) {
-        module = module.default;
-      }
-    } else {
-      throw err;
-    }
-  }
-  return module;
+  const module = await import(modulePath);
+  return module?.default || module;
 }
 
 export default loadAdapter;