diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index eec1232..c17d008 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '20.19.0'
+          node-version: "22.5.1"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '20.19.0'
+          node-version: "22.5.1"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '20.19.0'
+          node-version: "22.5.1"
 
       - name: Cache node_modules
         uses: actions/cache@v3
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 12cc0c9..2bd5a0a 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v20.19
+22
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f0b11ed..cfc1679 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "cli": "npx tsx src/index.ts",
     "test:system": "npm run mocha 'test/**/*.test.ts'",
     "test": "npm run lint && npm run test:system",
-    "mocha": "mocha --config=test/.mocharc.json --node-env=test --exit"
+    "mocha": "NODE_OPTIONS='--experimental-require-module' mocha --config=test/.mocharc.json --node-env=test --exit"
   },
   "author": "Ocean Protocol <devops@oceanprotocol.com>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/test/.mocharc.json b/test/.mocharc.json
index 2e6df29..644e6e7 100644
--- a/test/.mocharc.json
+++ b/test/.mocharc.json
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 {
-  "require": ["ts-node/register"],
   "loader": "ts-node/esm",
   "full-trace": true,
   "bail": true,
   "exit": true,
   "timeout": "20000"
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/http.test.ts b/test/http.test.ts
index b128a43..3ae8b44 100644
--- a/test/http.test.ts
+++ b/test/http.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import 'ts-node/register';
 import fetch from 'cross-fetch';
 import { expect, assert } from 'chai';
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ describe('Ocean Node Root Endpoint', () => {
 
     // You can also check the values of the properties
     expect(responseBody.software).to.equal('Ocean-Node');
-    
+
     // Check if version is "0.0.1" or greater
     const [major, minor, patch] = responseBody.version.split('.').map(Number);
     expect(major).to.be.at.least(0);
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ describe('Direct Command Endpoint', () => {
       body: JSON.stringify({ command: 'status' })
     });
     const responseBody = await response.json();
-  
+
     expect(response.status).to.equal(200);
     expect(responseBody).to.have.property('id');
     expect(responseBody).to.have.property('publicKey');
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ describe('Direct Command Endpoint', () => {
     expect(responseBody).to.have.property('platform');
     expect(responseBody).to.have.property('codeHash');
     expect(responseBody).to.have.property('allowedAdmins');
-  
+
     // Check the values of some of the properties
     expect(responseBody.http).to.be.true;
     expect(responseBody.p2p).to.be.true;
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ describe('Direct Command Endpoint', () => {
       }
     });
     const responseBody = await response.text();
-  
+
     expect(response.status).to.equal(400);
     assert(responseBody === "Missing signature")
   });