diff --git a/.github/workflows/preview.yml b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
index 58091abf..f6d3448b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/preview.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
           npm run build
         env:
           BASE_URL: /pr-${{github.event.number}}
+          NODE_ENV: production
       - name: Upload artifact
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@a8a3f3ad30e3422c9c7b888a15615d19a852ae32 # v3.1.3
         with:
diff --git a/hugo/scripts/build.js b/hugo/scripts/build.js
index 6252d479..4c78fb11 100755
--- a/hugo/scripts/build.js
+++ b/hugo/scripts/build.js
@@ -1,29 +1,18 @@
-import cp from 'child_process';
-import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
+import { execSync, spawnSync } from "child_process";
+import { dirname, resolve } from "path";
 
 const baseUrl = getBaseUrl();
 console.log(`Building website for location '${baseUrl}'...`);
 performHugoBuild(baseUrl);
 
 function getBaseUrl() {
-    return process.env['BASE_URL'] || '/';
+  return process.env["BASE_URL"] || "/";
 }
 
 function performHugoBuild(rootDir) {
-    const executable = resolve(dirname(process.execPath), 'npm');
-    cp.spawnSync(executable, [
-        'exec',
-        '--', 'hugo',
-        '--config', 'config.toml', 
-        '-b', rootDir,
-        '-d', '../public',
-        '--gc',
-        '--minify'
-    ], {
-        env: {
-            NODE_ENV: "production"
-        },
-        shell: true,
-        stdio: 'inherit'
-    });
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  const executable = resolve(dirname(process.execPath), "npx");
+  spawnSync(executable, ["hugo", "--config", "config.toml", "-b", rootDir, "-d", "../public", "--gc", "--minify"], {
+    shell: true,
+    stdio: "inherit",
+  });
+}