diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d0859fab72..3eabe81a6c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "1.3.13",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
+        "@types/node": "^20.11.3",
         "@types/semver": "^7.5.6",
         "@types/tar": "^6.1.10",
         "@xmldom/xmldom": "^0.8.10",
@@ -1596,9 +1597,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@types/node": {
-      "version": "20.10.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.10.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-D08YG6rr8X90YB56tSIuBaddy/UXAA9RKJoFvrsnogAum/0pmjkgi4+2nx96A330FmioegBWmEYQ+syqCFaveg==",
+      "version": "20.11.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@types/node/-/node-20.11.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nrlmbvGPNGaj84IJZXMPhQuCMEVTT/hXZMJJG/aIqVL9fKxqk814sGGtJA4GI6hpJSLQjpi6cn0Qx9eOf9SDVg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "undici-types": "~5.26.4"
       }
diff --git a/src/cli/repl/core.ts b/src/cli/repl/core.ts
index 0cbaf159d9..6183793ac3 100644
--- a/src/cli/repl/core.ts
+++ b/src/cli/repl/core.ts
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@
  * @module
  */
 import { RShell } from '../../r-bridge'
-import readline from 'readline/promises'
 import { bold } from '../../statistics'
 import { prompt } from './prompt'
 import { commandNames, getCommand, ReplOutput, standardReplOutput } from './commands'
-import { ReadLineOptions } from 'node:readline'
+import * as readline from 'node:readline'
 import { splitAtEscapeSensitive } from '../../util/args'
 import { executeRShellCommand } from './commands/execute'
 
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@ export function replCompleter(line: string): [string[], string] {
 	return [replCompleterKeywords.filter(k => k.startsWith(line)), line]
 }
 
-export const DEFAULT_REPL_READLINE_CONFIGURATION: ReadLineOptions = {
+export const DEFAULT_REPL_READLINE_CONFIGURATION: readline.ReadLineOptions = {
 	input:                   process.stdin,
 	output:                  process.stdout,
 	tabSize:                 4,
@@ -81,8 +80,14 @@ export async function repl(shell = new RShell({ revive: 'always' }), rl = readli
 	// the incredible repl :D, we kill it with ':quit'
 	// eslint-disable-next-line no-constant-condition,@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
 	while(true) {
-		const answer: string = await rl.question(prompt())
-
-		await replProcessAnswer(output, answer, shell)
+		await new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+			rl.question(prompt(), answer => {
+				rl.pause()
+				replProcessAnswer(output, answer, shell).then(() => {
+					rl.resume()
+					resolve()
+				}).catch(reject)
+			})
+		})
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/analysis.ts b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/analysis.ts
index d20ea64486..98059f1080 100644
--- a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/analysis.ts
+++ b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/analysis.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { IdMessageBase, MessageDefinition } from './messages'
 import { LAST_PER_FILE_STEP, StepResults } from '../../../../core'
-import Joi from 'joi'
+import * as Joi from 'joi'
 import { ControlFlowInformation } from '../../../../util/cfg'
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/messages.ts b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/messages.ts
index d60899101a..a992554429 100644
--- a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/messages.ts
+++ b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/messages.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * @module
  */
-import Joi from 'joi'
+import * as Joi from 'joi'
 import { FlowrHelloResponseMessage } from './hello'
 import { FileAnalysisRequestMessage, FileAnalysisResponseMessageJson } from './analysis'
 import { ExecuteEndMessage, ExecuteIntermediateResponseMessage, ExecuteRequestMessage } from './repl'
diff --git a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/repl.ts b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/repl.ts
index 48c5e2cafd..4f5473fb79 100644
--- a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/repl.ts
+++ b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/repl.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { IdMessageBase, MessageDefinition } from './messages'
-import Joi from 'joi'
+import * as Joi from 'joi'
 
 /**
  * Request the execution of the given expression as a REPL statement.
diff --git a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/slice.ts b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/slice.ts
index 89b596b163..eaf296fa77 100644
--- a/src/cli/repl/server/messages/slice.ts
+++ b/src/cli/repl/server/messages/slice.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { SlicingCriteria } from '../../../../slicing'
 import { LAST_PER_FILE_STEP, LAST_STEP, StepResults } from '../../../../core'
 import { IdMessageBase, MessageDefinition } from './messages'
-import Joi from 'joi'
+import * as Joi from 'joi'
 
 /**
  * Can only be sent after you have sent the {@link FileAnalysisRequestMessage}.
diff --git a/src/cli/repl/server/validate.ts b/src/cli/repl/server/validate.ts
index 5babee8b39..acc36bbbef 100644
--- a/src/cli/repl/server/validate.ts
+++ b/src/cli/repl/server/validate.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import Joi from 'joi'
+import * as Joi from 'joi'
 import { sendMessage } from './send'
 import { baseMessage, FlowrMessage, IdMessageBase, MessageDefinition } from './messages/messages'
 import { FlowrErrorMessage } from './messages/error'