diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index fb24be1..23dc4fa 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
         run: bunx tsc --noEmit
       - name: Sanity — plugin default export is a valid PluginDef
         run: |
-          bun -e 'import p from "./dist/index.js"; const d = p.default; if (d?.name !== "playnite" || typeof d?.main !== "function") { console.error("bad default export", d); process.exit(1); } console.log("ok:", d.name)'
+          bun -e 'import p from "./dist/index.js"; const d = p.default ?? p; if (d?.name !== "playnite" || typeof d?.main !== "function") { console.error("bad default export", d); process.exit(1); } console.log("ok:", d.name)'
 
   exporter:
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04