diff --git a/packages/maker.js/src/core/maker.ts b/packages/maker.js/src/core/maker.ts
index 95dc895c..c0b0c5eb 100644
--- a/packages/maker.js/src/core/maker.ts
+++ b/packages/maker.js/src/core/maker.ts
@@ -29,33 +29,36 @@ namespace MakerJs {
      */
     var EPSILON = Number.EPSILON || Math.pow(2, -52);
 
-    /**
-     * @private
-     */
-    function tryEval(name: string) {
-        try {
-            var value = eval(name);
-            return value;
-        }
-        catch (e) { }
-        return;
-    }
-
     /**
      * @private
      */
     function detectEnvironment() {
+        
+        // Use a function to get the global object to avoid TypeScript checking specific globals
+        var getGlobal = function(): any {
+            // In browsers and workers, 'self' refers to the global scope
+            if (typeof self !== 'undefined') { return self; }
+            // In Node.js, 'global' refers to the global scope
+            if (typeof global !== 'undefined') { return global; }
+            // Fallback for older environments
+            return this || {};
+        };
+        
+        var globalObj = getGlobal();
 
-        if (tryEval('WorkerGlobalScope') && tryEval('self')) {
+        // Check for Web Worker environment
+        // Workers have 'self' and 'WorkerGlobalScope' but not 'window'
+        if (globalObj['self'] && globalObj['WorkerGlobalScope'] && !globalObj['window']) {
             return environmentTypes.WebWorker;
         }
 
-        if (tryEval('window') && tryEval('document')) {
+        // Check for Browser UI environment
+        if (globalObj['window'] && globalObj['document']) {
             return environmentTypes.BrowserUI;
         }
 
         //put node last since packagers usually add shims for it
-        if (tryEval('global') && tryEval('process')) {
+        if (globalObj['global'] && globalObj['process']) {
             return environmentTypes.NodeJs;
         }