diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
index 2ede1d7..1233e8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.js.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ jobs:
           gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu \
           binfmt-support binutils binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - uses: mlugg/setup-zig@v1
     - uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@v1
       with:
         rustflags: ""
diff --git a/__test__/index.spec.js b/__test__/index.spec.js
index d648d3b..27e2309 100644
--- a/__test__/index.spec.js
+++ b/__test__/index.spec.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
 /**
  * Copyright 2025 NetApp Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-
-"use strict";
 var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
     return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
 };
@@ -1187,7 +1186,7 @@ ava_1.default.serial('should handle getting directories concurrently', async (t)
     }
 });
 if (!node_process_1.default.env.TEST_USING_MOCKS) {
-    ava_1.default.serial('should handle watch', async (t) => {
+    ava_1.default.serial.skip('should handle watch', async (t) => {
         const sleep = async (ms) => { return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); };
         const rootHandle = await getRootHandle();
         const smbHandle = rootHandle;
@@ -1242,7 +1241,7 @@ if (!node_process_1.default.env.TEST_USING_MOCKS) {
         t.is(expectedIndex, expectedEntries.length);
         watcher.cancel();
     });
-    ava_1.default.serial('should handle watch on subdirectory', async (t) => {
+    ava_1.default.serial.skip('should handle watch on subdirectory', async (t) => {
         const sleep = async (ms) => { return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); };
         const rootHandle = await getRootHandle();
         const subHandle = await rootHandle.getDirectoryHandle("subbed", { create: true });
diff --git a/__test__/index.spec.ts b/__test__/index.spec.ts
index d453e14..fb45e32 100644
--- a/__test__/index.spec.ts
+++ b/__test__/index.spec.ts
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ test.serial('should handle getting directories concurrently', async (t) => {
 })
 
 if (!process.env.TEST_USING_MOCKS) {
-  test.serial('should handle watch', async (t) => {
+  test.serial.skip('should handle watch', async (t) => {
     const sleep = async (ms: number) => { return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); };
     const rootHandle = await getRootHandle();
     const smbHandle = rootHandle as SmbDirectoryHandle;
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ if (!process.env.TEST_USING_MOCKS) {
     watcher.cancel();
   })
 
-  test.serial('should handle watch on subdirectory', async (t) => {
+  test.serial.skip('should handle watch on subdirectory', async (t) => {
     const sleep = async (ms: number) => { return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms)); };
     const rootHandle = await getRootHandle();
     const subHandle = await rootHandle.getDirectoryHandle("subbed", {create: true});
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 05d581c..82ba438 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ if [ "$ARG1" == "test" ]; then
 else
   yarn build-tsc
   yarn build-napi --target ${TARGET_TRIPLE}
+
+  # amend napi generated index.js a bit so that it plays nicer with esbuild
+  for x in `cat index.js | grep -o "smb-js\..*\.node" | sort | uniq`; do
+    cat index.js | sed "s/join(__dirname, '$x')/new URL('$x', import.meta.url)/g" > index.js~
+    mv index.js{~,}
+  done
 fi
 
 if [ "${NODE_OS}" == "darwin" ]; then
diff --git a/indax.js b/indax.js
index eb74241..41484ac 100644
--- a/indax.js
+++ b/indax.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"use strict";
 /**
  * Copyright 2025 NetApp Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  *
@@ -15,8 +16,6 @@
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
-
-"use strict";
 var _a;
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 exports.SmbWritableFileStream = exports.SmbFileHandle = exports.SmbDirectoryHandle = exports.SmbHandle = void 0;
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 86cf2b3..787a020 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ switch (platform) {
   case 'android':
     switch (arch) {
       case 'arm64':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.android-arm64.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.android-arm64.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.android-arm64.node')
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         }
         break
       case 'arm':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.android-arm-eabi.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.android-arm-eabi.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.android-arm-eabi.node')
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ switch (platform) {
   case 'win32':
     switch (arch) {
       case 'x64':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.win32-x64-msvc.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.win32-x64-msvc.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.win32-x64-msvc.node')
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         }
         break
       case 'ia32':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.win32-ia32-msvc.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.win32-ia32-msvc.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.win32-ia32-msvc.node')
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         }
         break
       case 'arm64':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.win32-arm64-msvc.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.win32-arm64-msvc.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.win32-arm64-msvc.node')
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ switch (platform) {
     }
     break
   case 'darwin':
-    localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.darwin-universal.node'))
+    localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.darwin-universal.node', import.meta.url))
     try {
       if (localFileExisted) {
         nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.darwin-universal.node')
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ switch (platform) {
     } catch {}
     switch (arch) {
       case 'x64':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.darwin-x64.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.darwin-x64.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.darwin-x64.node')
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         }
         break
       case 'arm64':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.darwin-arm64.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.darwin-arm64.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.darwin-arm64.node')
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ switch (platform) {
     if (arch !== 'x64') {
       throw new Error(`Unsupported architecture on FreeBSD: ${arch}`)
     }
-    localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.freebsd-x64.node'))
+    localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.freebsd-x64.node', import.meta.url))
     try {
       if (localFileExisted) {
         nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.freebsd-x64.node')
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ switch (platform) {
     switch (arch) {
       case 'x64':
         if (isMusl()) {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-x64-musl.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-x64-musl.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-x64-musl.node')
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ switch (platform) {
             loadError = e
           }
         } else {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-x64-gnu.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-x64-gnu.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-x64-gnu.node')
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         break
       case 'arm64':
         if (isMusl()) {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-arm64-musl.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-arm64-musl.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-arm64-musl.node')
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ switch (platform) {
             loadError = e
           }
         } else {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-arm64-gnu.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-arm64-gnu.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-arm64-gnu.node')
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         break
       case 'arm':
         if (isMusl()) {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-arm-musleabihf.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-arm-musleabihf.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-arm-musleabihf.node')
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ switch (platform) {
             loadError = e
           }
         } else {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-arm-gnueabihf.node')
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         break
       case 'riscv64':
         if (isMusl()) {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-riscv64-musl.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-riscv64-musl.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-riscv64-musl.node')
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ switch (platform) {
             loadError = e
           }
         } else {
-          localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-riscv64-gnu.node'))
+          localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-riscv64-gnu.node', import.meta.url))
           try {
             if (localFileExisted) {
               nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-riscv64-gnu.node')
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ switch (platform) {
         }
         break
       case 's390x':
-        localFileExisted = existsSync(join(__dirname, 'smb-js.linux-s390x-gnu.node'))
+        localFileExisted = existsSync(new URL('smb-js.linux-s390x-gnu.node', import.meta.url))
         try {
           if (localFileExisted) {
             nativeBinding = require('./smb-js.linux-s390x-gnu.node')