diff --git a/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts b/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
index 3a63c96b9b81..42c98df2312d 100644
--- a/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
+++ b/packages/jest-runner/src/runTest.ts
@@ -105,19 +105,17 @@ async function runTestInternal(
     });
   }
 
-  const Runtime: typeof RuntimeClass = config.moduleLoader
-    ? require(config.moduleLoader)
-    : require('jest-runtime');
   const transformer = new ScriptTransformer(config);
-
   const TestEnvironment: typeof JestEnvironment = interopRequireDefault(
     transformer.requireAndTranspileModule(testEnvironment),
   ).default;
-
   const testFramework: TestFramework =
     process.env.JEST_CIRCUS === '1'
       ? require('jest-circus/runner') // eslint-disable-line import/no-extraneous-dependencies
       : require(config.testRunner);
+  const Runtime: typeof RuntimeClass = config.moduleLoader
+      ? require(config.moduleLoader)
+      : require('jest-runtime');
 
   let runtime: RuntimeClass | undefined = undefined;