diff --git a/.changeset/calm-dragons-nail.md b/.changeset/calm-dragons-nail.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..063f40323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-dragons-nail.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@graphql-mesh/fusion-runtime': patch
+---
+
+Use \`require\` directly on CommonJS
diff --git a/packages/fusion-runtime/package.json b/packages/fusion-runtime/package.json
index 2c07d26a5..710209220 100644
--- a/packages/fusion-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/fusion-runtime/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "pkgroll --clean-dist",
+    "build": "pkgroll --clean-dist && node scripts/replace-import-with-require.mjs",
     "prepack": "yarn build"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/fusion-runtime/scripts/replace-import-with-require.mjs b/packages/fusion-runtime/scripts/replace-import-with-require.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9141a02d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/fusion-runtime/scripts/replace-import-with-require.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import fs from 'node:fs';
+
+const cjsFile = './dist/index.cjs';
+const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(cjsFile, 'utf8');
+const newContent = fileContent.replace('import(kind)', 'require(kind)');
+fs.writeFileSync(cjsFile, newContent, 'utf8');
diff --git a/packages/fusion-runtime/src/utils.ts b/packages/fusion-runtime/src/utils.ts
index 5ea89eeb6..d4551d2ba 100644
--- a/packages/fusion-runtime/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/fusion-runtime/src/utils.ts
@@ -52,66 +52,23 @@ export type Transports =
     }
   | ((kind: string) => MaybePromise<Transport | { default: Transport }>);
 
-function tryImportThenRequireTransport(
-  kind: string,
-): MaybePromise<Transport & { default?: Transport }> {
+function defaultTransportsGetter(kind: string): Promise<Transport> {
   const moduleName = `@graphql-mesh/transport-${kind}`;
-  function handleModuleNotFoundError(e: unknown) {
-    if (
-      e != null &&
-      typeof e === 'object' &&
-      'code' in e &&
-      e.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'
-    ) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `No transport found for ${kind}. Please make sure you have installed @graphql-mesh/transport-${kind} or defined the transport config in "mesh.config.ts" or "gateway.config.ts"`,
-      );
-    }
-  }
-  function tryRequire(moduleName: string, e: unknown) {
-    if (!globalThis.require) {
-      throw e;
-    }
-    try {
-      return globalThis.require(moduleName);
-    } catch (e) {
-      handleModuleNotFoundError(e);
-      throw e;
-    }
-  }
-  try {
-    return mapMaybePromise(
-      import(moduleName),
-      (transport) => transport,
-      (e) => {
-        handleModuleNotFoundError(e);
-        return tryRequire(moduleName, e);
-      },
-    );
-  } catch (e) {
-    handleModuleNotFoundError(e);
-    throw e;
-  }
-}
-
-async function defaultTransportsGetter(kind: string): Promise<Transport> {
-  return mapMaybePromise(tryImportThenRequireTransport(kind), (transport) => {
+  return mapMaybePromise(import(moduleName), (transport) => {
     if (typeof transport !== 'object') {
-      throw new Error(
-        `@graphql-mesh/transport-${kind} module does not export an object`,
-      );
+      throw new Error(`${moduleName} module does not export an object`);
     }
     if (transport?.default?.getSubgraphExecutor) {
       transport = transport.default;
     }
     if (!transport?.getSubgraphExecutor) {
       throw new Error(
-        `@graphql-mesh/transport-${kind} module does not export "getSubgraphExecutor"`,
+        `${moduleName} module does not export "getSubgraphExecutor"`,
       );
     }
     if (typeof transport?.getSubgraphExecutor !== 'function') {
       throw new Error(
-        `@graphql-mesh/transport-${kind} module's export "getSubgraphExecutor" is not a function`,
+        `${moduleName} module's export "getSubgraphExecutor" is not a function`,
       );
     }
     return transport;