diff --git a/modules/parquet/src/lib/wasm/load-wasm.ts b/modules/parquet/src/lib/wasm/load-wasm.ts
index 81e328cb26..81de9db3a7 100644
--- a/modules/parquet/src/lib/wasm/load-wasm.ts
+++ b/modules/parquet/src/lib/wasm/load-wasm.ts
@@ -1 +1,25 @@
-export {loadWasm} from './load-wasm-node';
+// export {loadWasm} from './load-wasm-node';
+
+import {isBrowser} from '@loaders.gl/loader-utils';
+
+const PARQUET_WASM_BROWSER = 'parquet-wasm/esm2/arrow1';
+const PARQUET_WASM_NODE = 'parquet-wasm/node/arrow1';
+
+let cached: any | null = null;
+
+export async function loadWasm(wasmUrl?: string) {
+  if (!cached !== null) {
+    return cached;
+  }
+
+  const parquetWASM = isBrowser
+    ? await import(PARQUET_WASM_BROWSER)
+    : await import(PARQUET_WASM_NODE);
+    
+  // For ESM bundles, need to await the default export, which loads the WASM
+  await parquetWASM.default(wasmUrl);
+ 
+  cached = parquetWASM;
+
+  return parquetWASM;
+}