diff --git a/source/ports/node_port/index.js b/source/ports/node_port/index.js
index 28598873b..81438decf 100644
--- a/source/ports/node_port/index.js
+++ b/source/ports/node_port/index.js
@@ -200,6 +200,14 @@ mod.prototype.require = function (name) {
 	};
 
 	/* Try to load it with NodeJS first */
+	try {
+		return node_require.apply(this, [ name ]);
+	} catch (e) {
+		if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+			throw e;
+		}
+	}
+
 	try {
 		return node_require.apply(this, [ require.resolve(name) ]);
 	} catch (e) {