diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index ede456fb1..ddd9bc2d0 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ export default async function buildApp() {
 
     // view engine setup
     app.set("views", path.join(scriptDir, "views"));
+    app.engine("ejs", (await import("ejs")).renderFile);
     app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 
     app.use((req, res, next) => {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/share/routes.ts b/apps/server/src/share/routes.ts
index 716451404..56b46760f 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/share/routes.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/share/routes.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import safeCompare from "safe-compare";
-import ejs from "ejs";
 
 import type { Request, Response, Router } from "express";
 
diff --git a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
index 301b55f3b..afe9292e8 100644
--- a/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
+++ b/apps/server/webpack.config.cjs
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ function buildFilesToCopy() {
     "codemirror/addon",
     "codemirror/mode",
     "codemirror/keymap",
-    "@highlightjs/cdn-assets",
-    "ejs"
+    "@highlightjs/cdn-assets"
   ];
 
   for (const nodePath of nodePaths) {
@@ -54,9 +53,6 @@ module.exports = {
       main: './src/main.ts',
       tsConfig: './tsconfig.app.json',
       assets: ["./src/assets"],
-      externalDependencies: [
-        "ejs"
-      ],
       optimization: false,
       outputHashing: 'none',
       generatePackageJson: true,