diff --git a/dist/crypto/utils.js b/dist/crypto/utils.js
index 24fe178c408f7bfec7f99c775b6411ad939efa27..eb47fd218c81e45bb2c351058357be2def4f5471 100644
--- a/dist/crypto/utils.js
+++ b/dist/crypto/utils.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { concat } from "@waku/utils/bytes";
 import sha3 from "js-sha3";
 import { Asymmetric, Symmetric } from "../misc.js";
 const crypto = {
-    node: nodeCrypto,
+    node: typeof require === 'function' && require('crypto'),
     web: typeof self === "object" && "crypto" in self ? self.crypto : undefined
 };
 export function getSubtle() {