diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/1338-dark64 b/changelogs/unreleased/1338-dark64
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..30fab9b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/1338-dark64
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Set webcrypto only if crypto instance is not available (nodejs)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/zokrates_js/index-node.js b/zokrates_js/index-node.js
index 566a24632..9045fe1fa 100644
--- a/zokrates_js/index-node.js
+++ b/zokrates_js/index-node.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 // https://docs.rs/getrandom/0.2.8/getrandom/index.html#nodejs-es-module-support
 import { webcrypto } from "node:crypto";
-globalThis.crypto = webcrypto;
+if (typeof globalThis.crypto === "undefined") {
+  globalThis.crypto = webcrypto;
+}
 
 export * from "./index.js";
diff --git a/zokrates_js/package-lock.json b/zokrates_js/package-lock.json
index 4c3f24745..2d687d21f 100644
--- a/zokrates_js/package-lock.json
+++ b/zokrates_js/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "zokrates-js",
-  "version": "1.1.5",
+  "version": "1.1.8",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "zokrates-js",
-      "version": "1.1.5",
+      "version": "1.1.8",
       "license": "GPLv3",
       "dependencies": {
         "pako": "^2.1.0"