diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/OpenhabGraalJSScriptEngine.java b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/OpenhabGraalJSScriptEngine.java
index 7ba654eec7cfb..4ba84890c162c 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/OpenhabGraalJSScriptEngine.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.automation.jsscripting/src/main/java/org/openhab/automation/jsscripting/internal/OpenhabGraalJSScriptEngine.java
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ public OpenhabGraalJSScriptEngine() {
                         .option("js.commonjs-require-cwd", MODULE_DIR).option("js.nashorn-compat", "true") // to ease
                                                                                                            // migration
                         .option("js.commonjs-require", "true") // enable CommonJS module support
+                        .hostClassLoader(this.getClass().getClassLoader())
                         .fileSystem(new DelegatingFileSystem(FileSystems.getDefault().provider()) {
                             @Override
                             public SeekableByteChannel newByteChannel(Path path, Set<? extends OpenOption> options,