diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 902f37d5..aca746c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [14.x, 16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+        node-version: [12.x, 14.x, 16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index a7b6aeb9..1a99afdf 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ function configDotenv (options) {
   let encoding = 'utf8'
   const debug = Boolean(options && options.debug)
 
-  if (options?.encoding) {
+  if (options && options.encoding) {
     encoding = options.encoding
   } else {
     if (debug) {
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ function configDotenv (options) {
   }
 
   let optionPathsThatExist = []
-  if (options?.path) {
+  if (options && options.path) {
     if (!Array.isArray(options.path)) {
       if (fs.existsSync(options.path)) {
         optionPathsThatExist = [_resolveHome(options.path)]