diff --git a/src/Spaces.ts b/src/Spaces.ts
index d87c80ee..c345ed62 100644
--- a/src/Spaces.ts
+++ b/src/Spaces.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { Types, Realtime } from 'ably';
+import * as Ably from 'ably';
+import { Types } from 'ably';
 
 import SpaceOptions from './options/SpaceOptions.js';
 import Space from './Space.js';
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ class Spaces {
     } else {
       let options: Types.ClientOptions = typeof optionsOrAbly === 'string' ? { key: optionsOrAbly } : optionsOrAbly;
       this.addAgent(options, true);
-      this.ably = new Realtime.Promise(options);
+      this.ably = new Ably.Realtime.Promise(options);
     }
     this.ably.time();
   }