diff --git a/client-sdk/ts-web/core/test/hdkey.test.ts b/client-sdk/ts-web/core/test/hdkey.test.ts
index 5baf60f0bd..d3f63ffb36 100644
--- a/client-sdk/ts-web/core/test/hdkey.test.ts
+++ b/client-sdk/ts-web/core/test/hdkey.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
+import {webcrypto} from 'crypto';
+
 import {HDKey} from '../src/hdkey';
 import {concat, toHex} from '../src/misc';
 import {WebCryptoSigner} from '../src/signature';
+
 import * as adr0008VectorsRaw from './adr-0008-vectors.json';
 
+if (typeof crypto === 'undefined') {
+    // @ts-expect-error there are some inconsequential type differences
+    globalThis.crypto = webcrypto;
+}
+
 interface Adr0008Vector {
     kind: string;
     bip39_mnemonic: string;