diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4add76ec7..21afb43fd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 **/EVENTLOG/
 **/INDEX/
 **/MESSAGESTORE/
+**/RESOLVERCACHE/
 data
 compiled
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7ad33310b..a43ee7368 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "clean": "pnpm npkill -d $(pwd)/packages -t dist && pnpm npkill -d $(pwd) -t node_modules",
     "build": "pnpm --recursive --stream build",
-    "dwn-server": "node node_modules/@web5/dwn-server/dist/esm/src/main.js || true",
+    "dwn-server": "DWN_SERVER_PACKAGE_JSON=node_modules/@web5/dwn-server/package.json node node_modules/@web5/dwn-server/dist/esm/src/main.js || true",
     "test:node": "pnpm --recursive test:node"
   },
   "repository": {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@npmcli/package-json": "5.0.0",
     "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "6.4.0",
-    "@web5/dwn-server": "0.1.15",
+    "@web5/dwn-server": "0.1.16",
     "eslint-plugin-mocha": "10.1.0",
     "npkill": "0.11.3"
   },
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 9843ec4ae..f0459c15d 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: 6.4.0
         version: 6.4.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@6.4.0)(eslint@8.47.0)(typescript@5.1.6)
       '@web5/dwn-server':
-        specifier: 0.1.15
-        version: 0.1.15
+        specifier: 0.1.16
+        version: 0.1.16
       eslint-plugin-mocha:
         specifier: 10.1.0
         version: 10.1.0(eslint@8.47.0)
@@ -3207,8 +3207,8 @@ packages:
       level: 8.0.0
       ms: 2.1.3
 
-  /@web5/dwn-server@0.1.15:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WHmXWMg7QH6LwdBbcyEktnRXhVXkQw+kDzbgxOaIsUJk8ZRt2FtTfctvX6tBgASKIRhm8ZO1DOrqwk+zrrf/ZA==}
+  /@web5/dwn-server@0.1.16:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-aenZC3lFs5nyq9XHLnn2HtZ1jYHFdDIpGypI5HwrSoCfqLBByB888GOXa6VmOH2o4sAEdXd3oQmrb/mbxCPQ3Q==}
     hasBin: true
     dependencies:
       '@tbd54566975/dwn-sdk-js': 0.2.21