diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 0c6b358..b32f513 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 const path = require('path')
 const chalk = require('chalk')
 const mm = require('micromatch')
-const requireFromString = require('require-from-string')
+const runJavaScript = require('./runJavaScript')
 const logger = require('./logger')
 const readMaidFile = require('./readMaidFile')
 const MaidError = require('./MaidError')
@@ -63,24 +63,26 @@ class Maid {
         throw new MaidError(`Task '${task.name}' failed.\n${err.stack}`)
       }
       if (checkTypes(task, ['sh', 'bash'])) {
-        return runCLICommand({ task, resolve, reject })
+        runCLICommand({ task, resolve, reject })
+        return
       }
       if (checkTypes(task, ['py', 'python'])) {
-        return runCLICommand({ type: 'python', task, resolve, reject })
+        runCLICommand({ type: 'python', task, resolve, reject })
+        return
       }
       if (checkTypes(task, ['js', 'javascript'])) {
-        let res
-        try {
-          res = requireFromString(task.script, this.maidfile.filepath)
-        } catch (err) {
-          return handleError(err)
-        }
-        res = res.default || res
-        return resolve(
-          typeof res === 'function'
-            ? Promise.resolve(res()).catch(handleError)
-            : res
-        )
+        runJavaScript(task.script, this.maidfile.filepath)
+          .then(result => {
+            result = (result && result.default) || result
+
+            // if code fence module.exports a function (even async one)
+            // we call it and passing it with `task` object - it may be useful
+            return typeof result === 'function' ? result(task) : result
+          })
+          .then(resolve)
+          .catch(handleError)
+
+        return
       }
 
       return resolve()
diff --git a/lib/runJavaScript.js b/lib/runJavaScript.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..edbdcf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/runJavaScript.js
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+const vm = require('vm')
+
+/**
+ * Example
+ *
+ * ```js
+ * runJavaScript(`var bar = 123; if (bar) console.log(bar + 5)`)
+ *   .then(() => {
+ *     console.log('done')
+ *   })
+ *   .catch(console.error)
+ * ```
+ */
+
+const runJavaScript = (content, filepath) => {
+  const run = vm.runInNewContext(
+    `(() => new Promise((____resolve) => {
+    ____resolve(${content});
+}))`,
+    {
+      global: global,
+      process: process,
+      require: require,
+      console: console,
+      exports: exports,
+      module: module
+    },
+    filepath
+  )
+
+  return run()
+}
+
+// Example
+//
+// runJavaScript(
+//   `module.exports = async () => process.env.NODE_ENV`,
+//   'lib/loadFile.js'
+// )
+//   .then(fn => {
+//     console.log('done', fn())
+//   })
+//   .catch(console.error)
+
+module.exports = runJavaScript
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index db03732..0352092 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
     "joycon": "^1.0.4",
     "markdown-it": "^8.4.1",
     "micromatch": "^3.1.10",
-    "require-from-string": "^2.0.2",
     "rexrex": "^1.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index c61f5c4..3bce8bf 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3496,10 +3496,6 @@ replace-ext@1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/replace-ext/-/replace-ext-1.0.0.tgz#de63128373fcbf7c3ccfa4de5a480c45a67958eb"
 
-require-from-string@^2.0.2:
-  version "2.0.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-from-string/-/require-from-string-2.0.2.tgz#89a7fdd938261267318eafe14f9c32e598c36909"
-
 require-precompiled@^0.1.0:
   version "0.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/require-precompiled/-/require-precompiled-0.1.0.tgz#5a1b52eb70ebed43eb982e974c85ab59571e56fa"