diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 64ce12ff..0e22cba7 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ const http = require('http')
 const mime = require('mime')
 const pump = require('pump')
 const rangeParser = require('range-parser')
-const URL = require('url').URL
+const URL = require('url').URL || window.URL // TODO: remove when we drop Node 8 support
 
 function Server (torrent, opts = {}) {
   const server = http.createServer()