diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index 02282c719..3f2d5f9ac 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -114,21 +114,12 @@
     "targets": {
       "serve": {
         "executor": "@nx/js:node",
-        "defaultConfiguration": "development",
         "dependsOn": [
           "build-without-client"
         ],
         "options": {
-          "buildTarget": "server:build",
+          "buildTarget": "server:build-without-client:development",
           "runBuildTargetDependencies": false
-        },
-        "configurations": {
-          "development": {
-            "buildTarget": "server:build-without-client"
-          },
-          "production": {
-            "buildTarget": "server:build:production"
-          }
         }
       },
       "package": {
@@ -141,7 +132,7 @@
         "dependsOn": [
           "build"
         ],
-        "command": "node apps/server/dist/main.js"
+        "command": "node apps/server/dist/main.cjs"
       },
       "docker-build": {
         "dependsOn": [
@@ -190,10 +181,12 @@
           "platform": "node",
           "external": [
             "electron",
-            "@electron/remote"
+            "@electron/remote",
+            "better-sqlite3",
+            "jsdom"
           ],
           "format": [
-            "esm"
+            "cjs"
           ],
           "declarationRootDir": "apps/server/src"
         },
@@ -264,6 +257,5 @@
   },
   "types": "./dist/main.d.ts",
   "module": "./dist/main.js",
-  "type": "module",
   "main": "./dist/main.js"
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
index 850847a11..710feeb7a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/assets.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { assetUrlFragment } from "../services/asset_path.js";
 import path from "path";
-import { fileURLToPath } from "url";
 import express from "express";
 import { getResourceDir, isDev } from "../services/utils.js";
 import type serveStatic from "serve-static";
@@ -18,7 +17,7 @@ const persistentCacheStatic = (root: string, options?: serveStatic.ServeStaticOp
 };
 
 async function register(app: express.Application) {
-    const srcRoot = path.join(path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "..");
+    const srcRoot = path.join(__dirname, "..");
     const resourceDir = getResourceDir();
 
     if (isDev) {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/i18n.ts b/apps/server/src/services/i18n.ts
index 8e033bbf4..e4488ef06 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/i18n.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/i18n.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ let dayjsLocale: string;
 
 export async function initializeTranslations() {
     const resourceDir = getResourceDir();
-    const Backend = (await import("i18next-fs-backend")).default;
+    const Backend = (await import("i18next-fs-backend/cjs")).default;
     const locale = getCurrentLanguage();
 
     // Initialize translations