diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1659e0aa6..a2ec15ef5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "dev:bun": "bun scripts/dev.cjs",
     "verify": "tsgo --noEmit",
     "verify:tsc": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "raw": "node --experimental-transform-types src/index.ts",
+    "raw": "node scripts/raw-precheck.js && node --experimental-transform-types src/index.ts",
     "raw:bun": "bun src/index.ts",
     "lint": "eslint --ext .ts .",
     "lint:ci": "eslint --ext .ts --rule \"prettier/prettier: off\" .",
diff --git a/scripts/raw-precheck.js b/scripts/raw-precheck.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a18c418f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/raw-precheck.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+const [major, minor] = process.versions.node.split(".").map(x => parseInt(x));
+if (major > 22 || (major == 22 && minor >= 7)) {
+    // ok
+} else {
+    console.log("Sorry, your Node version is a bit too old for this. You have 2 options:");
+    console.log("- Update Node.js.");
+    console.log("- Use 'npm run build && npm run start'. Optional libraries must be installed for this.");
+    process.exit(1);
+}