diff --git a/test/security.test.ts b/test/security.test.ts
index 6d74e8fe..6114e004 100644
--- a/test/security.test.ts
+++ b/test/security.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 // @ts-ignore These tests cannot run without webcrypto
 if (+process.version.replace(/^v/, "").split(".").shift() < 16) return;
 
-global.crypto = require('node:crypto').webcrypto;
+// provide global crypto for older Node versions
+if (!global.crypto) {
+    global.crypto = require('node:crypto').webcrypto;
+}
 
 import { expect }           from "@hapi/code";
 import { fhirclient }       from "../src/types";