diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge-for-humans-merging.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge-for-humans-merging.yml
index fd7f6293..22384973 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge-for-humans-merging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge-for-humans-merging.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '16'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install @octokit/core @octokit/plugin-paginate-rest @octokit/rest node-fetch
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
             const { Octokit } = require('@octokit/rest');
             const { paginateRest } = require('@octokit/plugin-paginate-rest');
 
-            const fetch = (...args) => import('node-fetch').then(({ default: fetch }) => fetch(...args));
+            const fetch = require('node-fetch');
 
             const token = process.env.GITHUB_TOKEN;
             const prNumber = process.env.PR_NUMBER;