diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index f7fb511..b4384a7 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 // @ts-check
 'use strict';
 
+// NeDB on life support, util.isDate is removed in node 23.x, monkeypatch it
+// eslint-disable-next-line global-require
+if (!('isDate' in require('util'))) {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line global-require
+	require('util').isDate = require('util').types.isDate;
+}
+
 process.chdir(__dirname);
 require('ts-node').register({ transpileOnly: true });