diff --git a/.changeset/some-tigers-tease.md b/.changeset/some-tigers-tease.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a30e3d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/some-tigers-tease.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"next-ws": minor
+---
+
+Drop esm build, ship cjs only
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7122391..ada6d88 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "name": "next-ws",
   "version": "2.0.14",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.15.0",
-  "type": "module",
   "description": "Add support for WebSockets in the Next.js app directory",
   "license": "MIT",
   "keywords": ["next", "websocket", "ws", "server", "client"],
@@ -21,13 +20,11 @@
   "exports": {
     "./client": {
       "types": "./dist/client/index.d.ts",
-      "import": "./dist/client/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/client/index.cjs"
+      "default": "./dist/client/index.cjs"
     },
     "./server": {
       "types": "./dist/server/index.d.ts",
-      "import": "./dist/server/index.js",
-      "require": "./dist/server/index.cjs"
+      "default": "./dist/server/index.cjs"
     },
     "./package.json": "./package.json"
   },
diff --git a/src/server/helpers/route.ts b/src/server/helpers/route.ts
index 7a78f1a..4adea3b 100644
--- a/src/server/helpers/route.ts
+++ b/src/server/helpers/route.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import * as logger from 'next/dist/build/output/log.js';
 import type NextNodeServer from 'next/dist/server/next-server.js';
 import type { SocketHandler } from './socket';
@@ -99,28 +98,7 @@ export async function importRouteModule(
 
   // @ts-expect-error - getPageModule is protected
   const buildPagePath = nextServer.getPagePath(filePath);
-  return importModule<RouteModule>(buildPagePath);
-}
-
-/**
- * Import a module from a file path using either import or require.
- * @param modulePath The file path of the module.
- * @returns The imported module.
- * @throws If the module could not be imported.
- */
-async function importModule<T>(modulePath: string): Promise<T> {
-  const moduleUrl = pathToFileURL(modulePath).toString();
-
-  try {
-    return import(moduleUrl);
-  } catch (requireError) {
-    try {
-      return require(modulePath);
-    } catch (requireError) {
-      console.error(`Both import and require failed for ${modulePath}`);
-      throw requireError;
-    }
-  }
+  return require(buildPagePath) as RouteModule;
 }
 
 export async function getSocketHandler(routeModule: RouteModule) {
diff --git a/tsup.config.ts b/tsup.config.ts
index 7bed7cb..0ae5a83 100644
--- a/tsup.config.ts
+++ b/tsup.config.ts
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@ import { defineConfig } from 'tsup';
 export default defineConfig([
   {
     entry: ['src/{client,server}/index.ts'],
-    format: ['cjs', 'esm'],
+    // Keep the extension as .cjs as to not break the require() calls in the patches
+    outExtension: () => ({ js: '.cjs', dts: '.d.cts' }),
+    format: 'cjs',
     dts: true,
   },
   {
     entry: ['src/cli.ts'],
+    outExtension: () => ({ js: '.cjs' }),
     format: 'cjs',
     external: ['next-ws'],
     noExternal: ['*'],
-    minify: true,
   },
 ]);