diff --git a/src/api.js b/src/api.js
index 0278e8f..857671c 100644
--- a/src/api.js
+++ b/src/api.js
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ async function loadRoutes() {
     const files = await scanRoutes(path);
     for (const file of files) {
         try {
-            const modules = require(file);
-            delete require.cache[require.resolve(file)];
+            const imported = await import(`file://${file}`);
+            const modules = imported.default || imported;
             const array = Array.isArray(modules) ? modules : [modules];
             for (const module of array) {
                 if (validateRoute(module)) registerRoute(module);
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@ function startServer() {
     });
 }
 
-module.exports = { initializer, updateRoutes };
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = { initializer, updateRoutes };