diff --git a/docs/history.md b/docs/history.md
index 62776d2abd..fdef20f18f 100644
--- a/docs/history.md
+++ b/docs/history.md
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ Read our [Migration Guide](https://guide.meteor.com/2.7-migration.html) for this
 * `google-oauth@1.4.2`
   - Migrate from `http` to `fetch`
 
+* `modules-runtime@0.13.0`
+  - Fix some npm modules being imported as an empty object. [PR](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/pull/11954), [Issue 1](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/issues/11900), [Issue 2](https://github.com/meteor/meteor/issues/11853).
+
 #### Independent Releases
 
 ## v2.6.1, 2022-02-18
diff --git a/packages/modules-runtime/package.js b/packages/modules-runtime/package.js
index df87a99e7b..c61c0e9e5c 100644
--- a/packages/modules-runtime/package.js
+++ b/packages/modules-runtime/package.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Package.describe({
   name: "modules-runtime",
-  version: "0.12.0",
+  version: "0.13.0-rc270.0",
   summary: "CommonJS module system",
   git: "https://github.com/benjamn/install",
   documentation: "README.md"
diff --git a/packages/modules-runtime/server.js b/packages/modules-runtime/server.js
index af70093a64..018a61e49b 100644
--- a/packages/modules-runtime/server.js
+++ b/packages/modules-runtime/server.js
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ Module.prototype.useNode = function () {
     throw new Error('npmRequire must be defined to use useNode');
   }
 
+  try {
+    npmRequire.resolve(this.id);
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Cannot find module "${this.id}". ` +
+      `Try installing the npm package or make sure it is not a devDependency.`
+    );
+  }
+
   // See tools/static-assets/server/npm-require.js for the implementation
   // of npmRequire. Note that this strategy fails when importing ESM
   // modules (typically, a .js file in a package with "type": "module" in