diff --git a/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js b/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js
index 1ffbdb485db28c5..fd592f45ffd3e9d 100644
--- a/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js
+++ b/lib/internal/modules/run_main.js
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ function executeUserEntryPoint(main = process.argv[1]) {
           const { shouldRetryAsESM } = internalBinding('contextify');
           const mainPath = resolvedMain || main;
           mainURL = pathToFileURL(mainPath).href;
-          retryAsESM = shouldRetryAsESM(error.message, cjsLoader.entryPointSource, mainPath);
+          retryAsESM = shouldRetryAsESM(error.message, cjsLoader.entryPointSource, mainURL);
           // In case the entry point is a large file, such as a bundle,
           // ensure no further references can prevent it being garbage-collected.
           cjsLoader.entryPointSource = undefined;
diff --git a/src/node_contextify.cc b/src/node_contextify.cc
index 9e44fc3c74f6dbc..67809ea6c47694c 100644
--- a/src/node_contextify.cc
+++ b/src/node_contextify.cc
@@ -1583,7 +1583,7 @@ static void ContainsModuleSyntax(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   CHECK(args[1]->IsString());
   Local<String> filename = args[1].As<String>();
 
-  // Argument 2: resource name (URL for module).
+  // Argument 2: resource name (URL for ES module).
   Local<String> resource_name = filename;
   if (args[2]->IsString()) {
     resource_name = args[2].As<String>();