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+Repro for https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/53182
+
+To reproduce the issue, run the following commands:
+
+| Command | Result in Node 22.1.0 | Result in Node 22.2.0 |
+|---------|-------------|-------------|
+| `node self-contained.mjs` | ✅ Prints from hooks.mjs | ✅ Prints from hooks.mjs |
+| `node with-worker-register-in-import.js` | ✅ Prints from hooks.mjs | ❌ Process hangs |
+| `node with-worker-register-in-child.js` | ❌ Doesn’t print from hooks.mjs | ❌ Doesn’t print from hooks.mjs |
diff --git a/lib/child-with-register.js b/lib/child-with-register.js
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+require("./register");
+require("./local");
diff --git a/self-contained.js b/self-contained.js
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-require("./lib/register.js");
-require("./lib/local.js");
diff --git a/self-contained.mjs b/self-contained.mjs
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+await import("./lib/register.js");
+await import("./lib/local.js");
diff --git a/with-worker-register-in-child.js b/with-worker-register-in-child.js
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+const { Worker } = require("worker_threads");
+
+new Worker("./lib/child-with-register.js");
diff --git a/with-worker.js b/with-worker-register-in-import.js
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rename from with-worker.js
rename to with-worker-register-in-import.js