diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
index 803ed2ac5b9..5b86f930f4b 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/browser-preload.browser.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const backendWorkerUrl = new URL('./browser-server.js', import.meta.url);
 // browser environment this is where we initialize the backend and
 // everything else.
 
-const IS_DEV = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development';
+const IS_DEV = import.meta.env.MODE === 'development';
 const ACTUAL_VERSION = Platform.isPlaywright ? '99.9.9' : packageJson.version;
 
 // *** Start the backend ***
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ function createBackendWorker() {
     type: 'init',
     version: ACTUAL_VERSION,
     isDev: IS_DEV,
-    publicUrl: process.env.PUBLIC_URL,
-    hash: process.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_WORKER_HASH,
+    publicUrl: import.meta.env.BASE_URL.slice(0, -1),
+    hash: import.meta.env.REACT_APP_BACKEND_WORKER_HASH,
     isSharedArrayBufferOverrideEnabled: localStorage.getItem(
       'SharedArrayBufferOverride',
     ),
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx
index bf5334c42d7..16ed0ce8374 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function AppWrapper() {
           }}
         >
           <ErrorBoundary FallbackComponent={ErrorFallback}>
-            {process.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID && !Platform.isPlaywright && (
+            {import.meta.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID && !Platform.isPlaywright && (
               <DevelopmentTopBar />
             )}
             <App
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/DevelopmentTopBar.tsx b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/DevelopmentTopBar.tsx
index a98533e64c1..7aae47e58d6 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/src/components/DevelopmentTopBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/src/components/DevelopmentTopBar.tsx
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ export default function DevelopmentTopBar() {
       <View>
         <ExternalLink
           linkColor="purple"
-          to={`https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/${process.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID}`}
+          to={`https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/pull/${import.meta.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID}`}
         >
-          Open the PR: #{process.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID}
+          Open the PR: #{import.meta.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID}
         </ExternalLink>
       </View>
     </View>
diff --git a/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts b/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts
index 9fb45f69cf3..70bbf2f8f54 100644
--- a/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts
+++ b/packages/desktop-client/vite.config.mts
@@ -24,13 +24,15 @@ const addWatchers = (): Plugin => ({
 });
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
-export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
+export default defineConfig(async ({ mode }) => {
   const env = loadEnv(mode, process.cwd(), '');
   const devHeaders = {
     'Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy': 'same-origin',
     'Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy': 'require-corp',
   };
 
+  const buildShims = await path.resolve('./src/build-shims.js');
+
   // Forward Netlify env variables
   if (process.env.REVIEW_ID) {
     process.env.REACT_APP_REVIEW_ID = process.env.REVIEW_ID;
@@ -117,17 +119,15 @@ export default defineConfig(({ mode }) => {
         disableGlobbing: false,
       },
     },
-    optimizeDeps: {
-      include: ['process'],
-    },
     resolve: {
       extensions: resolveExtensions,
     },
     plugins: [
       {
         ...inject({
-          global: [path.resolve('src/build-shims.js'), 'global'],
-          process: [path.resolve('src/build-shims.js'), 'process'],
+          exclude: ['src/setupTests.jsx'],
+          global: [buildShims, 'global'],
+          process: [buildShims, 'process'],
         }),
         enforce: 'post',
       },