diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 60e4291d..6f353342 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ import { Component } from "@k8slens/extensions";
 import axios from "axios";
 
 // Use NodeJS HTTP adapter to get around CORS issues
-axios.defaults.adapter = require("axios/lib/adapters/http");
+// This is not neded if httpAdapter: true is used.
+axios.defaults.adapter = axios.getAdapter("http");
 
 const lensPlatformClient = new LensPlatformClient({
     accessToken: "", // the access token for apis
     getAccessToken: () => Promise.resolve("<token>"), // the callback to be called before every request, useful if the access token needs to be renew often.
     keyCloakAddress: "", // keycloak address, e.g. "https://keycloak.k8slens.dev"
-    keycloakRealm: "", // the realm name, e.g. "lensCloud" 
+    keycloakRealm: "", // the realm name, e.g. "lensCloud"
     apiEndpointAddress: "", // api endpoint address, e.g. "https://api.k8slens.dev"
     httpAdapter: false // Optional, defaults to false. If true, the axios HTTP adapter is used instead of xhr
     logLevel: "debug" // Optional, defaults to 'silent'. Options are 'silent' | 'debug' | 'error'
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 5c9e8256..065d1056 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "version": "14.1.0",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
-        "axios": "^0.27.2",
+        "axios": "^1.6.7",
         "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
         "pino": "^7.5.0",
         "zod": "^3.21.4"
@@ -3844,12 +3844,13 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "0.27.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.27.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-t+yRIyySRTp/wua5xEr+z1q60QmLq8ABsS5O9Me1AsE5dfKqgnCFzwiCZZ/cGNd1lq4/7akDWMxdhVlucjmnOQ==",
+      "version": "1.6.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/hDJGff6/c7u0hDkvkGxR/oy6CbCs8ziCsC7SqmhjfozqiJGc8Z11wrv9z9lYfY4K8l+H9TpjcMDX0xOZmx+RA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "follow-redirects": "^1.14.9",
-        "form-data": "^4.0.0"
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.4",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axobject-query": {
@@ -8273,6 +8274,11 @@
         "node": ">= 8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/punycode": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz",
@@ -12157,12 +12163,13 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "axios": {
-      "version": "0.27.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-0.27.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-t+yRIyySRTp/wua5xEr+z1q60QmLq8ABsS5O9Me1AsE5dfKqgnCFzwiCZZ/cGNd1lq4/7akDWMxdhVlucjmnOQ==",
+      "version": "1.6.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.6.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/hDJGff6/c7u0hDkvkGxR/oy6CbCs8ziCsC7SqmhjfozqiJGc8Z11wrv9z9lYfY4K8l+H9TpjcMDX0xOZmx+RA==",
       "requires": {
-        "follow-redirects": "^1.14.9",
-        "form-data": "^4.0.0"
+        "follow-redirects": "^1.15.4",
+        "form-data": "^4.0.0",
+        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
     "axobject-query": {
@@ -15534,6 +15541,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-vGrhOavPSTz4QVNuBNdcNXePNdNMaO1xj9yBeH1ScQPjk/rhg9sSlCXPhMkFuaNNW/syTvYqsnbIJxMBfRbbag==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "proxy-from-env": {
+      "version": "1.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg=="
+    },
     "punycode": {
       "version": "2.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/punycode/-/punycode-2.1.1.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b73659d2..6f6cef1a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "node": ">=12 <=18"
   },
   "files": [
-    "dist/"
+    "dist/**/*"
   ],
   "exports": {
     ".": {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       "import": "./dist/esm/index.js"
     }
   },
-  "main": "./dist/cjs/index.js",
+  "main": "dist/cjs/index.js",
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run check:type && npm run test:unit && npm run test:e2e",
     "test:unit": "jest",
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     "typescript": "5.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axios": "^0.27.2",
+    "axios": "^1.6.7",
     "jwt-decode": "^3.1.2",
     "pino": "^7.5.0",
     "zod": "^3.21.4"
diff --git a/src/LensPlatformClient.ts b/src/LensPlatformClient.ts
index a9461b6a..816e8776 100644
--- a/src/LensPlatformClient.ts
+++ b/src/LensPlatformClient.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,38 @@ import { SSOService } from "./SSOService";
 // LensPlatformClient supports using the http adapter if httpAdapter
 // option is set to true
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-require-imports, @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires
-const axiosHttpAdapter = require("axios/lib/adapters/http");
+let axiosHttpAdapter: Function | undefined;
+
+// lens-platform-sdk works in multiple environments, namely
+// * Node: regular Node.js process and electron's Node.js
+// * Browser: Regular browsers and Electron's Chromium environment
+// For this reason we need to support different kind of requires
+// In particular we might want to load the http adapter to execute
+// requests in Node.
+const multiEnvironmentRequire = (moduleName: string) => {
+  try {
+    return window.require(moduleName);
+  } catch (error) {
+    return require(moduleName);
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Returns axios http adapter (used for Node.js requests).
+ * It requires the adapter if not loaded before.
+ * @returns
+ */
+const getAxiosHttpAdapter = () => {
+  try {
+    if (!axiosHttpAdapter) {
+      axiosHttpAdapter = multiEnvironmentRequire("axios").getAdapter("http");
+    }
+
+    return axiosHttpAdapter;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+};
 
 export interface LensPlatformClientOptions {
   accessToken?: string;
@@ -274,7 +305,7 @@ class LensPlatformClient {
 
               const requestOptions: RequestOptions = {
                 headers: requestHeaders,
-                ...(httpAdapter ? { adapter: axiosHttpAdapter } : {}),
+                ...(httpAdapter ? { adapter: getAxiosHttpAdapter() } : {}),
                 ...(proxyConfigs ? { proxy: proxyConfigs } : {}),
                 ...(httpAgent ? { httpAgent } : {}),
                 ...(httpsAgent ? { httpsAgent } : {}),
@@ -283,6 +314,7 @@ class LensPlatformClient {
               };
 
               logger.debug(`request arguments ${JSON.stringify(requestOptions)}`);
+
               const response = await (hasBody
                 ? prop(url, requestBody, requestOptions)
                 : prop(url, requestOptions));