diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7a5534f2..f4030e26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [16, 18, 20, 21]
+        node: [16, 18, 20, 22]
         os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         include:
           # single mac test due to minute multipliers
diff --git a/lib/error.js b/lib/error.js
index 1795dbfe..add99cbb 100644
--- a/lib/error.js
+++ b/lib/error.js
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ function LibrdKafkaError(e) {
       this.origin = 'kafka';
     }
     Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
-  } else if (!util.isError(e)) {
+  } else if (!(Object.prototype.toString(e) === "[object Error]" || e instanceof Error)) {
     // This is the better way
     this.message = e.message;
     this.code = e.code;