diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6783f58e..f9da5d5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [Unreleased]
+
+### Fixed
+* Pre-hotreload `cartridge` support (older than 2.4.0) (PR #341).
+
 ## [1.0.0] - 02-02-23
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/crud/common/stash.lua b/crud/common/stash.lua
index 0fef9af3..43fa09f2 100644
--- a/crud/common/stash.lua
+++ b/crud/common/stash.lua
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ stash.name = {
 -- @return Returns
 --
 function stash.setup_cartridge_reload()
-    local hotreload = require('cartridge.hotreload')
+    local hotreload_supported, hotreload = pcall(require, 'cartridge.hotreload')
+    if not hotreload_supported then
+        return
+    end
+
     for _, name in pairs(stash.name) do
         hotreload.whitelist_globals({ name })
     end