diff --git a/packages/pg/Makefile b/packages/pg/Makefile
index 7f4aebfa..5575acfd 100644
--- a/packages/pg/Makefile
+++ b/packages/pg/Makefile
@@ -54,5 +54,11 @@ test-pool:
 	@find test/integration/connection-pool -name "*.js" | $(node-command) binary
 
 test-worker:
-	@echo "***Testing Cloudflare Worker support***"
-	yarn vitest run -c test/vitest.config.mts test/cloudflare/ --no-watch -- $(params)
+  # this command only runs in node 18.x and above since there are 
+	# worker specific items missing from the node environment in lower versions
+	@if [[ $(shell node --version | sed 's/v//' | cut -d'.' -f1) -ge 18 ]]; then \
+		echo "***Testing Cloudflare Worker support***"; \
+		yarn vitest run -c test/vitest.config.mts test/cloudflare/ --no-watch -- $(params); \
+	else \
+		echo "Skipping test-worker: Node.js version is less than 18."; \
+	fi
diff --git a/packages/pg/test/cloudflare/vitest-cf.test.ts b/packages/pg/test/cloudflare/vitest-cf.test.ts
index 3f2f8adb..177f0aed 100644
--- a/packages/pg/test/cloudflare/vitest-cf.test.ts
+++ b/packages/pg/test/cloudflare/vitest-cf.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import args from '../cli'
 
 test('default', async () => {
   const pool = new Pool(args)
-
   const result = await pool.query('SELECT $1::text as name', ['cloudflare'])
   assert(result.rows[0].name === 'cloudflare')
   pool.end()