diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/scripts/deploy.js b/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/scripts/deploy.js
index b17ce00262..446931328d 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/scripts/deploy.js
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/scripts/deploy.js
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ const unlockTime = currentTimestampInSeconds + 60;
 
 const lockedAmount = hre.ethers.parseEther("0.001");
 
-const lock = await ethers.deployContract("Lock", [unlockTime], {
+const lock = await hre.ethers.deployContract("Lock", [unlockTime], {
   value: lockedAmount,
 });
 
 await lock.waitForDeployment();
 
 console.log(
-  `Lock with ${ethers.formatEther(
+  `Lock with ${hre.ethers.formatEther(
     lockedAmount
   )}ETH and unlock timestamp ${unlockTime} deployed to ${lock.target}`
 );
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/test/Lock.js b/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/test/Lock.js
index e55e5ddbb4..42be47f6c7 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/test/Lock.js
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript-esm/test/Lock.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
 } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox/network-helpers.js";
 import { anyValue } from "@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers/withArgs.js";
 import chai from "chai";
+import { ethers } from "hardhat";
 
 const { expect } = chai;
 
diff --git a/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript/test/Lock.js b/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript/test/Lock.js
index f0e6ba1b2c..bdc92d7ff6 100644
--- a/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript/test/Lock.js
+++ b/packages/hardhat-core/sample-projects/javascript/test/Lock.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const {
 } = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-toolbox/network-helpers");
 const { anyValue } = require("@nomicfoundation/hardhat-chai-matchers/withArgs");
 const { expect } = require("chai");
+const { ethers } = require("hardhat");
 
 describe("Lock", function () {
   // We define a fixture to reuse the same setup in every test.