diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 94a9f5c..dc6ea59 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           yarn add --dev jest@${{ matrix.jest-version }} babel-jest@${{ matrix.jest-version }}
           yarn
       - name: run tests
-        run: yarn test
+        run: NODE_OPTIONS="$NODE_OPTIONS --experimental-vm-modules" yarn test
   test-os:
     name: Test on ${{ matrix.os }} using Node.js LTS
     strategy: