diff --git a/apps/desktop/webpack.config.js b/apps/desktop/webpack.config.js
index d8517d4f1..86b67ccfc 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/webpack.config.js
+++ b/apps/desktop/webpack.config.js
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ module.exports = {
             {
                 from: "../client/dist",
                 to: join(outputDir, "public")
+            },
+            {
+                from: "../server/dist/node_modules",
+                to: join(outputDir, "node_modules")
+            },
+            {
+                from: "../server/dist/assets",
+                to: join(outputDir, "assets")
             }
         ]
     })
diff --git a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
index afe9292e8..301b55f3b 100644
--- a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ function buildFilesToCopy() {
     "codemirror/addon",
     "codemirror/mode",
     "codemirror/keymap",
-    "@highlightjs/cdn-assets"
+    "@highlightjs/cdn-assets",
+    "ejs"
   ];
 
   for (const nodePath of nodePaths) {
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ module.exports = {
       main: './src/main.ts',
       tsConfig: './tsconfig.app.json',
       assets: ["./src/assets"],
+      externalDependencies: [
+        "ejs"
+      ],
       optimization: false,
       outputHashing: 'none',
       generatePackageJson: true,