diff --git a/.changeset/itchy-queens-cough.md b/.changeset/itchy-queens-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5ae1be47305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/itchy-queens-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@clerk/nextjs': patch
+---
+
+Import fs methods with nodeFsOrThrow rather than direct import.
diff --git a/packages/nextjs/src/server/keyless-telemetry.ts b/packages/nextjs/src/server/keyless-telemetry.ts
index 223b0b8c931..f015fe9d236 100644
--- a/packages/nextjs/src/server/keyless-telemetry.ts
+++ b/packages/nextjs/src/server/keyless-telemetry.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { TelemetryEventRaw } from '@clerk/types';
-import { promises as fs } from 'fs';
 import { dirname, join } from 'path';
 
 import { canUseKeyless } from '../utils/feature-flags';
 import { createClerkClientWithOptions } from './createClerkClient';
+import { nodeFsOrThrow } from './fs/utils';
 
 const EVENT_KEYLESS_ENV_DRIFT_DETECTED = 'KEYLESS_ENV_DRIFT_DETECTED';
 const EVENT_SAMPLING_RATE = 1; // 100% sampling rate
@@ -43,18 +43,23 @@ function getTelemetryFlagFilePath(): string {
  */
 async function tryMarkTelemetryEventAsFired(): Promise<boolean> {
   try {
-    const flagFilePath = getTelemetryFlagFilePath();
-    const flagDirectory = dirname(flagFilePath);
+    if (canUseKeyless) {
+      const { mkdir, writeFile } = nodeFsOrThrow();
+      const flagFilePath = getTelemetryFlagFilePath();
+      const flagDirectory = dirname(flagFilePath);
 
-    // Ensure the directory exists before attempting to write the file
-    await fs.mkdir(flagDirectory, { recursive: true });
+      // Ensure the directory exists before attempting to write the file
+      await mkdir(flagDirectory, { recursive: true });
 
-    const flagData = {
-      firedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
-      event: EVENT_KEYLESS_ENV_DRIFT_DETECTED,
-    };
-    await fs.writeFile(flagFilePath, JSON.stringify(flagData, null, 2), { flag: 'wx' });
-    return true;
+      const flagData = {
+        firedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+        event: EVENT_KEYLESS_ENV_DRIFT_DETECTED,
+      };
+      await writeFile(flagFilePath, JSON.stringify(flagData, null, 2), { flag: 'wx' });
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
   } catch (error: unknown) {
     if ((error as { code?: string })?.code === 'EEXIST') {
       return false;