diff --git a/node/native.js b/node/native.js
index b5fd160e..d3afd658 100644
--- a/node/native.js
+++ b/node/native.js
@@ -12,26 +12,25 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-const { currentTarget } = require('@neon-rs/load');
+const { currentTarget } = require('@neon-rs/load')
 
-let nativeLib;
+let nativeLib
 
 try {
-    nativeLib = require(`@lancedb/vectordb-${currentTarget()}`);
-} catch (e) {
-    try {
-        // Might be developing locally, so try that. But don't expose that error
-        // to the user.
-        nativeLib = require("./index.node");
-    } catch {
-        throw new Error(`vectordb: failed to load native library.
+  // When developing locally, give preference to the local built library
+  nativeLib = require('./index.node')
+} catch {
+  try {
+    nativeLib = require(`@lancedb/vectordb-${currentTarget()}`)
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new Error(`vectordb: failed to load native library.
   You may need to run \`npm install @lancedb/vectordb-${currentTarget()}\`.
 
   If that does not work, please file a bug report at https://github.com/lancedb/lancedb/issues
       
-  Source error: ${e}`);
-    }
+  Source error: ${e}`)
+  }
 }
 
 // Dynamic require for runtime.
-module.exports = nativeLib;
+module.exports = nativeLib
diff --git a/node/package.json b/node/package.json
index 5165815c..6a382db2 100644
--- a/node/package.json
+++ b/node/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "build": "cargo-cp-artifact --artifact cdylib vectordb-node index.node -- cargo build --message-format=json",
     "build-release": "npm run build -- --release",
     "test": "npm run tsc && mocha -recursive dist/test",
-    "lint": "eslint src --ext .js,.ts",
+    "lint": "eslint native.js src --ext .js,.ts",
     "clean": "rm -rf node_modules *.node dist/",
     "pack-build": "neon pack-build",
     "check-npm": "printenv && which node && which npm && npm --version"