diff --git a/src/repl.ts b/src/repl.ts
index fd36a583..dd8935de 100644
--- a/src/repl.ts
+++ b/src/repl.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ const preEval: REPLEval = async function (code, context, filename, callback) {
 					preserveValueImports: true,
 				},
 			},
+			define: {
+				require: 'global.require',
+			},
 		},
 	).catch(
 		(error) => {
diff --git a/tests/specs/repl.ts b/tests/specs/repl.ts
index f0eab442..451a9c2c 100644
--- a/tests/specs/repl.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/repl.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,32 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }) => {
 			tsxProcess.kill();
 		}, 5000);
 
+		test('doesn\'t error on require', async () => {
+			const tsxProcess = tsx({
+				args: [],
+			});
+
+			await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+				tsxProcess.stdout!.on('data', (data: Buffer) => {
+					const chunkString = data.toString();
+
+					if (chunkString.includes('unsupported-require-call')) {
+						return reject(chunkString);
+					}
+
+					if (chunkString.includes('[Function: resolve]')) {
+						return resolve();
+					}
+
+					if (chunkString.includes('> ')) {
+						tsxProcess.stdin?.write('require("path")\n');
+					}
+				});
+			});
+
+			tsxProcess.kill();
+		}, 5000);
+
 		test('errors on import statement', async () => {
 			const tsxProcess = tsx({
 				args: [],
@@ -51,6 +77,6 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }) => {
 			});
 
 			tsxProcess.kill();
-		}, 2000);
+		}, 5000);
 	});
 });
diff --git a/tests/specs/watch.ts b/tests/specs/watch.ts
index aab5f201..6d83f7d3 100644
--- a/tests/specs/watch.ts
+++ b/tests/specs/watch.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default testSuite(async ({ describe }, fixturePath: string) => {
 			expect(stdout).toMatch('"--some-flag"');
 
 			await tsxProcess;
-		}, 2000);
+		}, 5000);
 
 		describe('help', ({ test }) => {
 			test('shows help', async () => {