diff --git a/__test__/interpret-script.test.ts b/__test__/interpret-script.test.ts
index 54d3085..3bdcc15 100644
--- a/__test__/interpret-script.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/interpret-script.test.ts
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ const scripts: Record<SupportedLanguage, string> = {
   [SupportedLanguage.cts]: `
   const FS = require('node:fs') // Proof that we are in CommonJS.
   let a: string // Proof that we are in TypeScript.
-  exports = foo // Proof that we executed correctly.
+  return foo // Proof that we executed correctly.
   `,
   [SupportedLanguage.mts]: `
   import FS from 'node:fs' // Proof that we are in an ES Module.
   let a: string // Proof that we are in TypeScript.
-  export default foo // Proof that we executed correctly.
+  return foo // Proof that we executed correctly.
   `
 }
 
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ describe(interpretScript.name, () => {
         {require} as any,
         `
         const {test} = require('../test/requireable')
-        exports = test()
+        return test()
         `
       )
       return expect(result()).resolves.toEqual('hello')
@@ -165,13 +165,12 @@ describe(interpretScript.name, () => {
       const result = await interpretScript(
         SupportedLanguage.mts,
         {} as any,
-        `export default {a: 'b'}`
+        `return {a: 'b'}`
       )
       return expect(result()).resolves.toEqual({a: 'b'})
     })
 
-    test.skip(`a script that uses a root level await`, async () => {
-      // Will not work until we can actually run in ESM. Current code is transpiling the mts to cjs, so we don't get root level awaits yet.
+    test(`a script that uses a root level await`, async () => {
       const result = await interpretScript(
         SupportedLanguage.mts,
         {} as any,
@@ -180,14 +179,13 @@ describe(interpretScript.name, () => {
       return expect(result()).resolves
     })
 
-    test.skip(`a script imports a script from disk`, async () => {
-      // Will not work until we can actually run in ESM. Current code is transpiling the mts to cjs, so we don't get root level awaits yet.
+    test(`a script imports a script from disk`, async () => {
       const result = await interpretScript(
         SupportedLanguage.mts,
         {require} as any,
         `
         const {test} = await import('../test/importable')
-        export default test()
+        return test()
         `
       )
       return expect(result()).resolves.toEqual('hello')
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 2658010..597e511 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -213408,21 +213408,23 @@ var io = __nccwpck_require__(7436);
 var dist_node = __nccwpck_require__(8883);
 // EXTERNAL MODULE: ./node_modules/@octokit/plugin-retry/dist-node/index.js
 var plugin_retry_dist_node = __nccwpck_require__(6298);
-;// CONCATENATED MODULE: external "node:vm"
-const external_node_vm_namespaceObject = require("node:vm");
 // EXTERNAL MODULE: ./node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js
 var typescript = __nccwpck_require__(7414);
 ;// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/async-function.ts
 const AsyncFunction = Object.getPrototypeOf(async () => null).constructor;
 function callAsyncFunction(args, source) {
-    const fn = new AsyncFunction(...Object.keys(args), source);
-    return fn(...Object.values(args));
+    const commonJsArgs = {
+        ...args,
+        module: { exports: {} },
+        exports: {}
+    };
+    const fn = new AsyncFunction(...Object.keys(commonJsArgs), source);
+    return fn(...Object.values(commonJsArgs));
 }
 
 ;// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/interpret-script.ts
 
 
-
 var SupportedLanguage;
 (function (SupportedLanguage) {
     SupportedLanguage["cjs"] = "cjs";
@@ -213431,31 +213433,20 @@ var SupportedLanguage;
 })(SupportedLanguage || (SupportedLanguage = {}));
 async function interpretScript(language, context, script) {
     switch (language) {
-        case SupportedLanguage.cjs:
-            return async () => callAsyncFunction(context, script);
         case SupportedLanguage.cts:
         case SupportedLanguage.mts: {
             const fileName = `github-script.${language}`;
-            const compilerResult = (0,typescript.transpileModule)(script, {
+            script = (0,typescript.transpileModule)(script, {
                 compilerOptions: {
                     module: typescript.ModuleKind.CommonJS,
                     target: typescript.ScriptTarget.Latest,
                     strict: true
                 },
                 fileName
-            });
-            return async () => {
-                const runContext = {
-                    module: { exports: {} },
-                    exports: {},
-                    process,
-                    ...context
-                };
-                const runResult = external_node_vm_namespaceObject.runInNewContext(compilerResult.outputText, runContext);
-                return runResult;
-            };
+            }).outputText;
         }
     }
+    return async () => callAsyncFunction(context, script);
 }
 
 ;// CONCATENATED MODULE: ./src/retry-options.ts
diff --git a/src/async-function.ts b/src/async-function.ts
index a60af87..f5649c4 100644
--- a/src/async-function.ts
+++ b/src/async-function.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ export function callAsyncFunction<T>(
   args: AsyncFunctionArguments,
   source: string
 ): Promise<T> {
-  const fn = new AsyncFunction(...Object.keys(args), source)
-  return fn(...Object.values(args))
+  const commonJsArgs = {
+    ...args,
+    module: {exports: {}},
+    exports: {}
+  }
+  const fn = new AsyncFunction(...Object.keys(commonJsArgs), source)
+  return fn(...Object.values(commonJsArgs))
 }
diff --git a/src/interpret-script.ts b/src/interpret-script.ts
index 7500f41..7469147 100644
--- a/src/interpret-script.ts
+++ b/src/interpret-script.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import * as VM from 'node:vm'
-
 import * as core from '@actions/core'
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec'
 import {Context} from '@actions/github/lib/context'
@@ -36,35 +34,20 @@ export async function interpretScript<T>(
   script: string
 ): Promise<() => Promise<T>> {
   switch (language) {
-    case SupportedLanguage.cjs:
-      return async () => callAsyncFunction(context, script)
     case SupportedLanguage.cts:
     case SupportedLanguage.mts: {
       const fileName = `github-script.${language}`
 
-      const compilerResult = transpileModule(script, {
+      script = transpileModule(script, {
         compilerOptions: {
           module: ModuleKind.CommonJS, // Take the incoming TypeScript and compile it to CommonJS to run in the CommonJS environment of this action.
           target: ScriptTarget.Latest,
           strict: true
         },
         fileName
-      })
-
-      return async () => {
-        const runContext: CjsContext & Record<string, unknown> = {
-          module: {exports: {}},
-          exports: {},
-          process,
-          ...context
-        }
-        const runResult = VM.runInNewContext(
-          compilerResult.outputText,
-          runContext
-        )
-
-        return runResult
-      }
+      }).outputText
     }
   }
+
+  return async () => callAsyncFunction(context, script)
 }