diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 4fb4681..da19365 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "esbuild.config.mjs",
     "jest.config.ts",
     "coverage",
-    "dist"
+    "dist",
+    "smoke-tests"
   ],
   "rules": {
     "@typescript-eslint/await-thenable": "warn",
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e5083b1..084c396 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         id: test
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: npm run test
+      - name: Import with CJS
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: node smoke-tests/smoke-test-cjs.js
+      - name: Import with ESM
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: node smoke-tests/smoke-test-esm.mjs
+      - name: Import with both CJS and ESM
+        if: ${{ always() }}
+        run: node smoke-tests/smoke-test.js
       - name: lint
         if: ${{ always() }}
         run: npm run lint
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 40795d5..7d2a764 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Simply add `TypeScriptLoader` to the list of loaders for the `.ts` file type:
 
 ```ts
 import { cosmiconfig } from "cosmiconfig";
-import TypeScriptLoader from "cosmiconfig-typescript-loader";
+import { TypeScriptLoader } from "cosmiconfig-typescript-loader";
 
 const moduleName = "module";
 const explorer = cosmiconfig("test", {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Or more simply if you only support loading of a TypeScript based configuration f
 
 ```ts
 import { cosmiconfig } from "cosmiconfig";
-import TypeScriptLoader from "cosmiconfig-typescript-loader";
+import { TypeScriptLoader } from "cosmiconfig-typescript-loader";
 
 const moduleName = "module";
 const explorer = cosmiconfig("test", {
diff --git a/lib/index.spec.ts b/lib/index.spec.ts
index e89f2c5..c1260f7 100644
--- a/lib/index.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/index.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import path from "path";
 import { cosmiconfig, cosmiconfigSync } from "cosmiconfig";
-import TypeScriptLoader from ".";
+import { TypeScriptLoader } from ".";
 
 describe("TypeScriptLoader", () => {
   const fixturesPath = path.resolve(__dirname, "__fixtures__");
diff --git a/lib/index.ts b/lib/index.ts
index 64c6fc8..bbbd207 100644
--- a/lib/index.ts
+++ b/lib/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,2 @@
-import { TypeScriptLoader } from "./loader";
-
-export default TypeScriptLoader;
+export { TypeScriptLoader } from "./loader";
 export type { TypeScriptCompileError } from "./typescript-compile-error";
diff --git a/smoke-tests/smoke-test-cjs.js b/smoke-tests/smoke-test-cjs.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f17027
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke-tests/smoke-test-cjs.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+const mod = require("../dist/cjs/index.js");
+const { TypeScriptLoader } = mod;
+TypeScriptLoader();
+
+console.info("Loaded with CJS successfully");
diff --git a/smoke-tests/smoke-test-esm.mjs b/smoke-tests/smoke-test-esm.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69c93bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke-tests/smoke-test-esm.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import mod from "../dist/cjs/index.js";
+const { TypeScriptLoader } = mod;
+TypeScriptLoader();
+
+console.info("Loaded with ESM successfully");
diff --git a/smoke-tests/smoke-test.js b/smoke-tests/smoke-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6632ca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/smoke-tests/smoke-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const assert = require("node:assert");
+
+(async () => {
+  try {
+    const esm = await import("../dist/cjs/index.js");
+    const cjs = require("../dist/cjs/index.js");
+
+    assert.strictEqual(
+      esm.TypeScriptLoader,
+      cjs.TypeScriptLoader,
+      "esm.TypeScriptLoader === cjs.TypeScriptLoader"
+    );
+
+    // try to create loaders
+    esm.TypeScriptLoader();
+    cjs.TypeScriptLoader();
+
+    console.info("Loaded with both CJS and ESM successfully");
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error(error);
+    console.debug(error.stack);
+
+    // Prevent an unhandled rejection, exit gracefully.
+    process.exit(1);
+  }
+})();