diff --git a/packages/shell-server/shell-server.js b/packages/shell-server/shell-server.js
index 6af15b6c80..ecd66237dd 100644
--- a/packages/shell-server/shell-server.js
+++ b/packages/shell-server/shell-server.js
@@ -222,6 +222,8 @@ class Server {
     repl.context = global;
     repl.useGlobal = true;
 
+    setRequireAndModule(repl.context);
+
     // In order to avoid duplicating code here, specifically the complexities
     // of catching so-called "Recoverable Errors" (https://git.io/vbvbl),
     // we will wrap the default eval, run it in a Fiber (via a Promise), and
@@ -270,8 +272,6 @@ class Server {
       configurable: true
     });
 
-    setRequireAndModule(repl.context);
-
     // Some improvements to the existing help messages.
     function addHelp(cmd, helpText) {
       const info = repl.commands[cmd] || repl.commands["." + cmd];