diff --git a/cli/compat/esm_resolver.rs b/cli/compat/esm_resolver.rs
index c0366c27b0..49b0bb9e6e 100644
--- a/cli/compat/esm_resolver.rs
+++ b/cli/compat/esm_resolver.rs
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ fn finalize_resolution(
   } else if !is_file {
     return Err(errors::err_module_not_found(
       &path.display().to_string(),
-      &to_file_path_string(base),
+      base.as_str(),
       "module",
     ));
   }
diff --git a/cli/compat/mod.rs b/cli/compat/mod.rs
index b95b65ddb7..ad820c14cb 100644
--- a/cli/compat/mod.rs
+++ b/cli/compat/mod.rs
@@ -62,9 +62,11 @@ static SUPPORTED_MODULES: &[&str] = &[
 ];
 
 lazy_static::lazy_static! {
-  static ref GLOBAL_URL_STR: String = format!("{}node/global.ts", STD_URL_STR);
+  static ref NODE_COMPAT_URL: String = std::env::var("DENO_NODE_COMPAT_URL").map(String::into).ok()
+    .unwrap_or_else(|| STD_URL_STR.to_string());
+  static ref GLOBAL_URL_STR: String = format!("{}node/global.ts", NODE_COMPAT_URL.as_str());
   pub(crate) static ref GLOBAL_URL: Url = Url::parse(&GLOBAL_URL_STR).unwrap();
-  static ref MODULE_URL_STR: String = format!("{}node/module.ts", STD_URL_STR);
+  static ref MODULE_URL_STR: String = format!("{}node/module.ts", NODE_COMPAT_URL.as_str());
   pub(crate) static ref MODULE_URL: Url = Url::parse(&MODULE_URL_STR).unwrap();
   static ref COMPAT_IMPORT_URL: Url = Url::parse("flags:compat").unwrap();
 }
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ pub(crate) fn get_node_imports() -> Vec<(Url, Vec<String>)> {
 
 fn try_resolve_builtin_module(specifier: &str) -> Option<Url> {
   if SUPPORTED_MODULES.contains(&specifier) {
-    let module_url = format!("{}node/{}.ts", STD_URL_STR, specifier);
+    let module_url =
+      format!("{}node/{}.ts", NODE_COMPAT_URL.as_str(), specifier);
     Some(Url::parse(&module_url).unwrap())
   } else {
     None
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/compat_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/compat_tests.rs
index 17388a78e8..2886056ec0 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/compat_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/compat_tests.rs
@@ -29,3 +29,20 @@ fn globals_in_repl() {
   );
   assert!(out.contains("true"));
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn node_compat_url() {
+  let (out, err) = util::run_and_collect_output_with_args(
+    false,
+    vec!["repl", "--compat", "--unstable", "--quiet"],
+    None,
+    Some(vec![(
+      "DENO_NODE_COMPAT_URL".to_string(),
+      "file:///non_existent/".to_string(),
+    )]),
+    false,
+  );
+  assert!(out.is_empty());
+  assert!(!err.is_empty());
+  assert!(err.contains("file:///non_existent/node/global.ts"));
+}