diff --git a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser.go b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser.go
index 2d2ba1e165..00eab0915a 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 // packageJson allows parsing the package json file
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ type packageJson struct {
 	Dependencies    map[string]string     `jsonn:"dependencies"`
 	DevDependencies map[string]string     `jsonn:"devDependencies"`
 	Repository      packageJsonRepository `json:"repository"`
-	Engines         map[string]string     `jsonn:"engines"`
+	Engines         enginesField          `jsonn:"engines"`
 	CPU             []string              `json:"cpu"`
 	OS              []string              `json:"os"`
 
@@ -32,6 +34,35 @@ type packageJson struct {
 	evidence []string `json:"-"`
 }
 
+type enginesField map[string]string
+
+func (p *enginesField) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	var raw interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &raw); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Default to an empty map
+	n := map[string]string{}
+
+	switch v := raw.(type) {
+	case map[string]interface{}:
+		for key, value := range v {
+			if strVal, ok := value.(string); ok {
+				n[key] = strVal
+			} else {
+				log.Warn().Msgf("invalid type for engines[%s]", key)
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		log.Warn().Msgf("invalid engines field type: %T", v)
+	}
+
+	*p = n
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 type booleanField bool
 
 func (p *booleanField) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser_test.go b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser_test.go
index f0a3d27621..30a4f1b8d7 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser_test.go
+++ b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/parser_test.go
@@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ func TestPackageJson(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		// https://github.com/mondoohq/cnquery/issues/5235
+		{
+			Fixture: "./testdata/engines-malformed-GH5235.json",
+			Expected: packageJson{
+				Engines: map[string]string{},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			Fixture: "./testdata/homepage.json",
 			Expected: packageJson{
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines-malformed-GH5235.json b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines-malformed-GH5235.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abdddd171b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines-malformed-GH5235.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "engines": [
+    "node >= 0.8.0"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines.json b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines.json
index 9766d3d065..697fa5488a 100644
--- a/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines.json
+++ b/providers/os/resources/languages/javascript/packagejson/testdata/engines.json
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.10.3 <15"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}