diff --git a/packages/ddp-client/common/livedata_connection.js b/packages/ddp-client/common/livedata_connection.js
index e951a327b6..1371e799eb 100644
--- a/packages/ddp-client/common/livedata_connection.js
+++ b/packages/ddp-client/common/livedata_connection.js
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ export class Connection {
     if (typeof url === 'object') {
       self._stream = url;
     } else {
-      const { ClientStream } = require("meteor/socket-stream-client");
+      import { ClientStream } from "meteor/socket-stream-client";
+
       self._stream = new ClientStream(url, {
         retry: options.retry,
         ConnectionError: DDP.ConnectionError,