diff --git a/packages/svelte/package.json b/packages/svelte/package.json
index 4dd788fd9139..580b26c3851a 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/package.json
+++ b/packages/svelte/package.json
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
     "acorn-typescript": "^1.4.13",
     "aria-query": "^5.3.1",
     "axobject-query": "^4.1.0",
-    "esm-env": "^1.0.0",
+    "esm-env": "^1.1.1",
     "esrap": "^1.2.2",
     "is-reference": "^3.0.2",
     "locate-character": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/timing.js b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/timing.js
index dc7d2ce4edf0..adc1aa213ebe 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/timing.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/src/internal/client/timing.js
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /** @import { Raf } from '#client' */
 import { noop } from '../shared/utils.js';
 
-import { BROWSER } from 'esm-env';
+import { BROWSER, NODE } from 'esm-env';
 
-const request_animation_frame = BROWSER ? requestAnimationFrame : noop;
+// we check both conditions here to allow running browser code in Node for testing
+const request_animation_frame = BROWSER && !NODE ? requestAnimationFrame : noop;
 
 const now = BROWSER ? () => performance.now() : () => Date.now();
 
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 90a2bf2e6797..d4cb2bed5233 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^4.1.0
         version: 4.1.0
       esm-env:
-        specifier: ^1.0.0
-        version: 1.0.0
+        specifier: ^1.1.1
+        version: 1.1.1
       esrap:
         specifier: ^1.2.2
         version: 1.2.2
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ importers:
         version: 6.0.1(@lezer/common@1.2.1)
       esm-env:
         specifier: ^1.0.0
-        version: 1.0.0
+        version: 1.1.1
       marked:
         specifier: ^7.0.2
         version: 7.0.5
@@ -1445,8 +1445,8 @@ packages:
       jiti:
         optional: true
 
-  esm-env@1.0.0:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Cf6VksWPsTuW01vU9Mk/3vRue91Zevka5SjyNf3nEpokFRuqt/KjUQoGAwq9qMmhpLTHmXzSIrFRw8zxWzmFBA==}
+  esm-env@1.1.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-5HLucDhz5yhDlMHqEedMyD4XjyV7+4vZhUS7zXNiBdSXFrViQCIeRmf7Gcs33USDcX0aGdCH+C6ZWbxzXy3ZGg==}
 
   espree@10.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-M1M6CpiE6ffoigIOWYO9UDP8TMUw9kqb21tf+08IgDYjCsOvCuDt4jQcZmoYxx+w7zlKw9/N0KXfto+I8/FrXA==}
@@ -3560,7 +3560,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@types/cookie': 0.6.0
       cookie: 0.6.0
       devalue: 5.0.0
-      esm-env: 1.0.0
+      esm-env: 1.1.1
       import-meta-resolve: 4.1.0
       kleur: 4.1.5
       magic-string: 0.30.11
@@ -3575,7 +3575,7 @@ snapshots:
   '@sveltejs/site-kit@6.0.0-next.64(@sveltejs/kit@2.5.24(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.0-next.6(svelte@packages+svelte)(vite@5.4.6(@types/node@20.12.7)(lightningcss@1.23.0)(sass@1.70.0)(terser@5.27.0)))(svelte@packages+svelte)(vite@5.4.6(@types/node@20.12.7)(lightningcss@1.23.0)(sass@1.70.0)(terser@5.27.0)))(svelte@packages+svelte)':
     dependencies:
       '@sveltejs/kit': 2.5.24(@sveltejs/vite-plugin-svelte@4.0.0-next.6(svelte@packages+svelte)(vite@5.4.6(@types/node@20.12.7)(lightningcss@1.23.0)(sass@1.70.0)(terser@5.27.0)))(svelte@packages+svelte)(vite@5.4.6(@types/node@20.12.7)(lightningcss@1.23.0)(sass@1.70.0)(terser@5.27.0))
-      esm-env: 1.0.0
+      esm-env: 1.1.1
       svelte: link:packages/svelte
       svelte-persisted-store: 0.9.2(svelte@packages+svelte)
 
@@ -4223,7 +4223,7 @@ snapshots:
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
-  esm-env@1.0.0: {}
+  esm-env@1.1.1: {}
 
   espree@10.1.0:
     dependencies: