diff --git a/packages/react-app-polyfill/jsdom.js b/packages/react-app-polyfill/jsdom.js
index 5ad61e54923..1fa4c99623c 100644
--- a/packages/react-app-polyfill/jsdom.js
+++ b/packages/react-app-polyfill/jsdom.js
@@ -6,5 +6,9 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
-// fetch() polyfill for making API calls.
-require('whatwg-fetch');
+// Make sure we're in a Browser-like environment before importing polyfills
+// This prevents `fetch()` from being imported in a Node test environment
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+  // fetch() polyfill for making API calls.
+  require('whatwg-fetch');
+}