diff --git a/lib/runner_base.js b/lib/runner_base.js
index 4ea2d05..bafa12e 100644
--- a/lib/runner_base.js
+++ b/lib/runner_base.js
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ class RunnerBase {
         try {
           await this.loadSpecificConfigFile_(`spec/support/jasmine.${ext}`);
         } catch (e) {
-          if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' && e.code !== 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
+          if (e.code !== 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'       // CommonJS
+            && e.code !== 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'  // ESM
+            && e.code !== 'ENOENT') {             // ESM w/custom loader
             throw e;
           }
         }