diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js b/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js
index 1c41cf189da2e5..507d076d162b0b 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ function shouldUseESMLoader(mainPath) {
 function runMainESM(mainPath) {
   const esmLoader = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
   const { pathToFileURL } = require('internal/url');
-  esmLoader.loadESM((ESMLoader) => {
+  handleMainPromise(esmLoader.loadESM((ESMLoader) => {
     const main = path.isAbsolute(mainPath) ?
       pathToFileURL(mainPath).href : mainPath;
-    handleMainPromise(ESMLoader.import(main));
-  });
+    return ESMLoader.import(main);
+  }));
 }
 
 function handleMainPromise(promise) {
diff --git a/lib/internal/process/execution.js b/lib/internal/process/execution.js
index 61c29d89b266d3..f8d9e043efda82 100644
--- a/lib/internal/process/execution.js
+++ b/lib/internal/process/execution.js
@@ -43,15 +43,14 @@ function evalModule(source, print) {
     throw new ERR_EVAL_ESM_CANNOT_PRINT();
   }
   const { log } = require('internal/console/global');
-  const asyncESM = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
+  const { loadESM } = require('internal/process/esm_loader');
   const { handleMainPromise } = require('internal/modules/run_main');
-  handleMainPromise((async () => {
-    const loader = await asyncESM.ESMLoader;
+  handleMainPromise(loadESM(async (loader) => {
     const { result } = await loader.eval(source);
     if (print) {
       log(result);
     }
-  })());
+  }));
 }
 
 function evalScript(name, body, breakFirstLine, print) {
diff --git a/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import.out b/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import.out
index 387a63a734b512..fe174d54a5c49f 100644
--- a/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import.out
+++ b/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import.out
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ SyntaxError: The requested module '../fixtures/es-module-loaders/module-named-ex
     at ModuleJob._instantiate (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:*:*)
     at async ModuleJob.run (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:*:*)
     at async Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:*:*)
+    at async Object.loadESM (internal/process/esm_loader.js:*:*)
diff --git a/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import_module.out b/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import_module.out
index ae8b99d55fef20..d220627bd02654 100644
--- a/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import_module.out
+++ b/test/message/esm_display_syntax_error_import_module.out
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ SyntaxError: The requested module './module-named-exports.mjs' does not provide
     at ModuleJob._instantiate (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:*:*)
     at async ModuleJob.run (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:*:*)
     at async Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:*:*)
+    at async Object.loadESM (internal/process/esm_loader.js:*:*)
diff --git a/test/message/esm_loader_not_found_cjs_hint_bare.out b/test/message/esm_loader_not_found_cjs_hint_bare.out
index 10fd7a10dce681..6063709859573b 100644
--- a/test/message/esm_loader_not_found_cjs_hint_bare.out
+++ b/test/message/esm_loader_not_found_cjs_hint_bare.out
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-internal/modules/run_main.js:*
-      internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
-                                ^
+internal/process/esm_loader.js:*
+    internalBinding('errors').triggerUncaughtException(
+                              ^
 
 Error [ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND]: Cannot find module '*test*fixtures*node_modules*some_module*obj' imported from *test*fixtures*esm_loader_not_found_cjs_hint_bare.mjs
 Did you mean to import some_module/obj.js?