diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/web/boot.js b/packages/backend/src/server/web/boot.js
index 01a27595ee..43f8553abd 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/web/boot.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/web/boot.js
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@
 
 	const script = document.createElement('script');
 	script.setAttribute('src', `/assets/${CLIENT_ENTRY}${salt}`);
-	script.setAttribute('async', 'true');
-	script.setAttribute('defer', 'true');
 	script.setAttribute('type', 'module');
 	script.addEventListener('error', async () => {
 		await checkUpdate();
diff --git a/packages/client/@types/env.d.ts b/packages/client/@types/env.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..28ae7076ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/client/@types/env.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/// <reference types="vite/client" />
+
+interface ImportMetaEnv {
+  readonly VITE_APP_TITLE: string
+}
+
+interface ImportMeta {
+  readonly env: ImportMetaEnv
+}
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index 62f6867c71..fe1e55befc 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
 	"private": true,
 	"scripts": {
-		"watch": "vite build --watch",
+		"watch": "vite build --watch --mode development",
 		"build": "vite build",
 		"lint": "eslint --quiet 'src/**/*.{ts,vue}'"
 	},
diff --git a/packages/client/vite.config.ts b/packages/client/vite.config.ts
index 1df520bae5..71ba249ec8 100644
--- a/packages/client/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/client/vite.config.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ import pluginVue from '@vitejs/plugin-vue';
 import pluginJson5 from './vite.json5';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 
+import locales from '../../locales';
+import meta from '../../package.json';
+
 const extensions = ['.ts', '.tsx', '.js', '.jsx', '.mjs', '.json', '.json5', '.svg', '.sass', '.scss', '.css', '.vue'];
 
 const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production';
 
-const locales = require('../../locales');
-const meta = require('../../package.json');
-
 export default defineConfig(({ command, mode }) => {
 	fs.mkdirSync(__dirname + '/../../built', { recursive: true });
 	fs.writeFileSync(__dirname + '/../../built/meta.json', JSON.stringify({ version: meta.version }), 'utf-8');