diff --git a/js/bundle.go b/js/bundle.go
index 9a9f2104099..c14a69dcc03 100644
--- a/js/bundle.go
+++ b/js/bundle.go
@@ -79,19 +79,20 @@ func newBundle(
 	}
 
 	// Make a bundle, instantiate it into a throwaway VM to populate caches.
-	bundle := Bundle{
+	bundle := &Bundle{
 		Filename:          src.URL,
 		Source:            src.Data,
 		Options:           options,
 		CompatibilityMode: compatMode,
 		callableExports:   make(map[string]struct{}),
-		moduleResolver:    newModuleResolution(getJSModules()),
 		filesystems:       filesystems,
 		pwd:               loader.Dir(src.URL),
 		logger:            piState.Logger,
 		preInitState:      piState,
 	}
 	c := bundle.newCompiler(piState.Logger)
+	bundle.moduleResolver = newModuleResolution(getJSModules(), generateCJSLoad(bundle, c))
+
 	if err = bundle.moduleResolver.setMain(src, c); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func newBundle(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &bundle, nil
+	return bundle, nil
 }
 
 // NewBundleFromArchive creates a new bundle from an lib.Archive.
@@ -273,8 +274,7 @@ func (b *Bundle) instantiate(vuImpl *moduleVUImpl, vuID uint64, c *compiler.Comp
 		LookupEnv:   b.preInitState.LookupEnv,
 	}
 
-	cjsLoad := generateCJSLoad(b, c)
-	modSys := newModuleSystem(b.moduleResolver, vuImpl, cjsLoad)
+	modSys := newModuleSystem(b.moduleResolver, vuImpl)
 	unbindInit := b.setInitGlobals(rt, modSys)
 	vuImpl.initEnv = initenv
 	defer func() {
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (b *Bundle) instantiate(vuImpl *moduleVUImpl, vuID uint64, c *compiler.Comp
 	err = common.RunWithPanicCatching(b.logger, rt, func() error {
 		return vuImpl.eventLoop.Start(func() error {
 			//nolint:shadow,govet // here we shadow err on purpose
-			mod, err := b.moduleResolver.resolve(b.pwd, b.Filename.String(), cjsLoad)
+			mod, err := b.moduleResolver.resolve(b.pwd, b.Filename.String())
 			if err != nil {
 				return err // TODO wrap as this should never happen
 			}
diff --git a/js/modules.go b/js/modules.go
index d694125ed39..7a32c3d6dcb 100644
--- a/js/modules.go
+++ b/js/modules.go
@@ -27,10 +27,11 @@ type moduleCacheElement struct {
 type moduleResolver struct {
 	cache     map[string]moduleCacheElement
 	goModules map[string]interface{}
+	loadCJS   cjsModuleLoader
 }
 
-func newModuleResolution(goModules map[string]interface{}) *moduleResolver {
-	return &moduleResolver{goModules: goModules, cache: make(map[string]moduleCacheElement)}
+func newModuleResolution(goModules map[string]interface{}, loadCJS cjsModuleLoader) *moduleResolver {
+	return &moduleResolver{goModules: goModules, cache: make(map[string]moduleCacheElement), loadCJS: loadCJS}
 }
 
 func (mr *moduleResolver) setMain(main *loader.SourceData, c *compiler.Compiler) error {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func (mr *moduleResolver) requireModule(name string) (module, error) {
 	return &baseGoModule{mod: mod}, nil
 }
 
-func (mr *moduleResolver) resolve(basePWD *url.URL, arg string, loadCJS cjsModuleLoader) (module, error) {
+func (mr *moduleResolver) resolve(basePWD *url.URL, arg string) (module, error) {
 	if cached, ok := mr.cache[arg]; ok {
 		return cached.mod, cached.err
 	}
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ func (mr *moduleResolver) resolve(basePWD *url.URL, arg string, loadCJS cjsModul
 			return cached.mod, cached.err
 		}
 		// Fall back to loading from the filesystem.
-		mod, err := loadCJS(specifier, arg)
+		mod, err := mr.loadCJS(specifier, arg)
 		mr.cache[specifier.String()] = moduleCacheElement{mod: mod, err: err}
 		return mod, err
 	}
@@ -93,18 +94,17 @@ type moduleSystem struct {
 	cjsLoad       cjsModuleLoader
 }
 
-func newModuleSystem(resolution *moduleResolver, vu modules.VU, cjsLoad cjsModuleLoader) *moduleSystem {
+func newModuleSystem(resolution *moduleResolver, vu modules.VU) *moduleSystem {
 	return &moduleSystem{
 		resolver:      resolution,
 		instanceCache: make(map[module]moduleInstance),
 		vu:            vu,
-		cjsLoad:       cjsLoad,
 	}
 }
 
 // Require is called when a module/file needs to be loaded by a script
 func (ms *moduleSystem) Require(pwd *url.URL, arg string) (*goja.Object, error) {
-	mod, err := ms.resolver.resolve(pwd, arg, ms.cjsLoad)
+	mod, err := ms.resolver.resolve(pwd, arg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}