diff --git a/config/dev.exs b/config/dev.exs
index 16da50e6..d1dd5f2f 100644
--- a/config/dev.exs
+++ b/config/dev.exs
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ config :philomena, PhilomenaWeb.Endpoint,
   code_reloader: true,
   check_origin: false,
   watchers: [
-    npm: ["run", "watch", cd: Path.expand("../assets", __DIR__)]
+    node: [
+      "node_modules/webpack/bin/webpack.js",
+      "--mode",
+      "development",
+      "--watch",
+      "--watch-options-stdin",
+      cd: Path.expand("../assets", __DIR__)
+    ]
   ]
 
 # ## SSL Support
diff --git a/docker/app/run-development b/docker/app/run-development
index 9a50ab3e..8f1440cd 100755
--- a/docker/app/run-development
+++ b/docker/app/run-development
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ background() {
 (
 cd /srv/philomena/assets
 npm install
-# why is javascript so terrible
-node_modules/.bin/webpack
 )
 
 # Always install mix dependencies