diff --git a/src/loader/file-type/script/async.ts b/src/loader/file-type/script/async.ts
index b94d2a27..d42ec6e2 100644
--- a/src/loader/file-type/script/async.ts
+++ b/src/loader/file-type/script/async.ts
@@ -7,15 +7,11 @@
 
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'url';
 import { LocatorInfo, pathToLocatorInfo } from '../../../locator';
-import { handleFileLoadError, hasOwnProperty } from '../../../utils';
+import { handleFileLoadError, hasOwnProperty, isObject } from '../../../utils';
 import { buildLoaderFilePath } from '../../utils';
-import { LoaderFilterFn, ScriptFileExportItem } from './type';
+import { LoaderFilterFn, ScriptFileExportItem, ScriptFileLoadOptions } from './type';
 import { getExportItem } from './utils';
 
-type ScriptFileLoadOptions = {
-    withExtension?: boolean,
-    withFilePrefix?: boolean
-};
 export async function loadScriptFile(
     data: LocatorInfo | string,
     options?: ScriptFileLoadOptions,
@@ -39,17 +35,17 @@ export async function loadScriptFile(
         return await import(filePath);
     } catch (e) {
         if (
-            e instanceof Error &&
+            isObject(e) &&
             hasOwnProperty(e, 'code')
         ) {
-            if (e.code === 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+            if (e.code === 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND' || e.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
                 return loadScriptFile(locatorInfo, {
                     ...options,
                     withExtension: true,
                 });
             }
 
-            if (e.code === 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME') {
+            if (e.code === 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME' || e.code === 'UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME') {
                 return loadScriptFile(locatorInfo, {
                     ...options,
                     withFilePrefix: true,
diff --git a/src/loader/file-type/script/sync.ts b/src/loader/file-type/script/sync.ts
index ea21fe8f..41954fd8 100644
--- a/src/loader/file-type/script/sync.ts
+++ b/src/loader/file-type/script/sync.ts
@@ -5,21 +5,44 @@
  * view the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
  */
 
-import { LoaderFilterFn, ScriptFileExportItem } from './type';
+import { LoaderFilterFn, ScriptFileExportItem, ScriptFileLoadOptions } from './type';
 import { getExportItem } from './utils';
-import { LocatorInfo, isLocatorInfo } from '../../../locator';
+import { LocatorInfo, isLocatorInfo, pathToLocatorInfo } from '../../../locator';
 import { buildLoaderFilePath } from '../../utils';
-import { handleFileLoadError } from '../../../utils';
+import { handleFileLoadError, hasOwnProperty, isObject } from '../../../utils';
 
-export function loadScriptFileSync(data: LocatorInfo | string) : unknown | undefined {
-    const filePath = isLocatorInfo(data) ?
-        buildLoaderFilePath(data) :
-        data;
+export function loadScriptFileSync(
+    data: LocatorInfo | string,
+    options?: ScriptFileLoadOptions,
+) : unknown | undefined {
+    let locatorInfo : LocatorInfo;
+
+    if (typeof data === 'string') {
+        locatorInfo = pathToLocatorInfo(data);
+    } else {
+        locatorInfo = data;
+    }
+
+    options = options || {};
+
+    const filePath = buildLoaderFilePath(locatorInfo, options.withExtension);
 
     try {
         // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires, global-require,import/no-dynamic-require
         return require(filePath);
     } catch (e) {
+        if (
+            isObject(e) &&
+            hasOwnProperty(e, 'code')
+        ) {
+            if (e.code === 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND' || e.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+                return loadScriptFileSync(locatorInfo, {
+                    ...options,
+                    withExtension: true,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         return handleFileLoadError(e);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/loader/file-type/script/type.ts b/src/loader/file-type/script/type.ts
index bfd3214f..aee5d84c 100644
--- a/src/loader/file-type/script/type.ts
+++ b/src/loader/file-type/script/type.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@
  */
 
 export type LoaderFilterFn = (key: string, value: unknown) => boolean;
+
 export type ScriptFileExportItem = {
     key: string,
     value: unknown
 };
+
+export type ScriptFileLoadOptions = {
+    withExtension?: boolean,
+    withFilePrefix?: boolean
+};
diff --git a/src/utils/index.ts b/src/utils/index.ts
index c13a07f0..ff606028 100644
--- a/src/utils/index.ts
+++ b/src/utils/index.ts
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 export * from './error';
 export * from './file-name';
 export * from './has-own-property';
+export * from './object';
 export * from './to-array';
diff --git a/src/utils/object.ts b/src/utils/object.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..73599a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/object.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2022.
+ * Author Peter Placzek (tada5hi)
+ * For the full copyright and license information,
+ * view the LICENSE file that was distributed with this source code.
+ */
+
+export function isObject(item: unknown) : item is Record<string, any> {
+    return (
+        !!item &&
+        typeof item === 'object' &&
+        !Array.isArray(item)
+    );
+}
diff --git a/test/data/file-default.js b/test/data/file-default.mjs
similarity index 100%
rename from test/data/file-default.js
rename to test/data/file-default.mjs