diff --git a/packages/transport/src/http.js b/packages/transport/src/http.js
index db086a83..c5558fdd 100644
--- a/packages/transport/src/http.js
+++ b/packages/transport/src/http.js
@@ -21,11 +21,16 @@ import * as API from '@ucanto/interface'
  * @param {string} [options.method]
  * @returns {API.Channel<T>}
  */
-export const open = ({ url, method = 'POST', fetch = globalThis.fetch }) => {
+export const open = ({ url, method = 'POST', fetch }) => {
+  /* c8 ignore next 9 */
   if (!fetch) {
-    throw new TypeError(
-      `ucanto HTTP transport got undefined \`fetch\`. Try passing in a \`fetch\` implementation explicitly.`
-    )
+    if (typeof globalThis.fetch !== 'undefined') {
+      fetch = globalThis.fetch.bind(globalThis)
+    } else {
+      throw new TypeError(
+        `ucanto HTTP transport got undefined \`fetch\`. Try passing in a \`fetch\` implementation explicitly.`
+      )
+    }
   }
   return new Channel({ url, method, fetch })
 }
diff --git a/packages/transport/test/https.spec.js b/packages/transport/test/https.spec.js
index 886b19e8..6596a259 100644
--- a/packages/transport/test/https.spec.js
+++ b/packages/transport/test/https.spec.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if (!globalThis.fetch) {
   })
 }
 
-test('faild request', async () => {
+test('failed request', async () => {
   const channel = HTTP.open({
     url: new URL('https://ucan.xyz/'),
     fetch: async (url, init) => {
@@ -68,17 +68,18 @@ test('faild request', async () => {
   }
 })
 
-test('fail request without fetch impl', async () => {
-  try {
-    const channel = HTTP.open({
-      url: new URL('https://ucan.xyz/'),
-      // @ts-ignore
-      fetch: null,
-    })
-    assert.fail('expected to throw')
-  } catch (reason) {
-    const error = /** @type {any} */ (reason)
-    assert.match(String(error), /TypeError/)
-    assert.equal(error.name, 'TypeError')
-  }
-})
+// Tests for environments that DO NOT have a globalThis.fetch implementation.
+if (typeof globalThis.fetch === 'undefined') {
+  test('fail request without fetch impl', async () => {
+    try {
+      const channel = HTTP.open({
+        url: new URL('https://ucan.xyz/')
+      })
+      assert.fail('expected to throw')
+    } catch (reason) {
+      const error = /** @type {any} */ (reason)
+      assert.match(String(error), /TypeError/)
+      assert.equal(error.name, 'TypeError')
+    }
+  })
+}