diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 2a52fdd..eed1df6 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       "dependencies": {
         "@noble/curves": "^1.1.0",
         "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
+        "detect-node": "^2.1.0",
         "level": "^8.0.0",
         "multiformats": "^12.0.1",
         "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
@@ -5971,6 +5972,11 @@
         "node": ">=8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/detect-node": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/detect-node/-/detect-node-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T0NIuQpnTvFDATNuHN5roPwSBG83rFsuO+MXXH9/3N1eFbn4wcPjttvjMLEPWJ0RGUYgQE7cGgS3tNxbqCGM7g=="
+    },
     "node_modules/diff": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e83c438..d32ead0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@noble/curves": "^1.1.0",
     "@noble/hashes": "^1.3.1",
+    "detect-node": "^2.1.0",
     "level": "^8.0.0",
     "multiformats": "^12.0.1",
     "p-defer": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/src/transports/index.ts b/src/transports/index.ts
index ee3b81d..b8f5df5 100644
--- a/src/transports/index.ts
+++ b/src/transports/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { URL } from "url";
 import { TcpPeer } from "#transports/tcp.js";
 import { WebSocketPeer } from "#transports/webSocket.js";
 import { PeerStatic } from "#types.js";
-
+import isNode from "detect-node";
 const transports = new Map<string, PeerStatic>();
 
 export function registerTransport(type: string, transport: PeerStatic) {
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ export function createTransportPeer(
   return new transport(socket, connectionUris);
 }
 
-registerTransport("tcp", TcpPeer);
+if (isNode) {
+  registerTransport("tcp", TcpPeer);
+}
 registerTransport("ws", WebSocketPeer);
 registerTransport("wss", WebSocketPeer);