diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d7807d3d..f9bdb56a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ Executes Javascript, Typescript Scripts.
 <!--
 	### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
 -->
+
+### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
+* (foxriver76) added fallback to require the adapters `request` module if no own installed
+
 ### 8.7.3 (2024-07-25)
 * (@klein0r) Fixed script deletion (icon was missing)
 * (@klein0r) Fixed some translations and Blockly definitions
diff --git a/lib/sandbox.js b/lib/sandbox.js
index a0046e3f..9aecea7f 100644
--- a/lib/sandbox.js
+++ b/lib/sandbox.js
@@ -534,11 +534,16 @@ function sandBox(script, name, verbose, debug, context) {
                 md = md.replace(/^node:/, '');
             }
 
-            if (typeof md === 'string') {
-                if (md === 'request' && !sandbox.__engine.__deprecatedWarnings.includes(md)) {
+            if (md === 'request') {
+                if (!sandbox.__engine.__deprecatedWarnings.includes(md)) {
                     sandbox.log(`request package is deprecated - please use httpGet (or a stable lib like axios) instead!`, 'warn');
                     sandbox.__engine.__deprecatedWarnings.push(md);
                 }
+
+                if (!mods[md]) {
+                    // for backward compatibility we require the adapters own request module as back in the days this module did not need to be specified in the additional npm modules
+                    mods[md] = require(md);
+                }
             }
 
             if (mods[md]) {