diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 4e4d2e05b..14d8fcced 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -96,8 +96,7 @@ FROM build as development
 COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ./src/package.json .npmrc ./src/pnpm-lock.yaml ./src/
 
 RUN bin/installDeps.sh && { [ -z "${ETHERPAD_PLUGINS}" ] || \
-      pnpm install --workspace-root ${ETHERPAD_PLUGINS}; } \
-RUN pnpm run next-build
+      pnpm install --workspace-root ${ETHERPAD_PLUGINS}; }
     
 FROM build as production
 
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ ENV ETHERPAD_PRODUCTION=true
 COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ./src ./src
 
 RUN bin/installDeps.sh && { [ -z "${ETHERPAD_PLUGINS}" ] || \
-      pnpm install --workspace-root ${ETHERPAD_PLUGINS}; } && pnpm run next-build
+      pnpm install --workspace-root ${ETHERPAD_PLUGINS}; }
 
 # Copy the configuration file.
 COPY --chown=etherpad:etherpad ${SETTINGS} "${EP_DIR}"/settings.json
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9bccf649a..891edbd5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     "dev": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run dev",
     "prod": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run prod",
     "ts-check": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run ts-check",
-    "ts-check:watch": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run ts-check:watch",
-    "next-build": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run build-next"
+    "ts-check:watch": "pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite run ts-check:watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "ep_etherpad-lite": "workspace:./src"
diff --git a/src/node/hooks/express/admin.ts b/src/node/hooks/express/admin.ts
index 6c5a22347..32e92178d 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/express/admin.ts
+++ b/src/node/hooks/express/admin.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {ArgsExpressType} from "../../types/ArgsExpressType";
 const eejs = require('../../eejs');
 import next from 'next'
 
-const app = next({dev: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'})
+const app = next({dev: true})
 const handle = app.getRequestHandler()
 /**
  * Add the admin navigation link
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 10dce12ee..8c4866d0f 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     "@types/sinon": "^17.0.3",
     "@types/supertest": "^6.0.2",
     "@types/underscore": "^1.11.15",
-    "eslint": "^8.56.0",
+    "eslint": "^8.57.0",
     "eslint-config-etherpad": "^3.0.22",
     "etherpad-cli-client": "^3.0.1",
     "mocha": "^10.3.0",
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@
     "dev": "node --import tsx node/server.ts",
     "prod": "node --import tsx node/server.ts",
     "ts-check": "tsc --noEmit",
-    "ts-check:watch": "tsc --noEmit --watch",
-    "build-next": "next build"
+    "ts-check:watch": "tsc --noEmit --watch"
   },
   "version": "1.9.7",
   "license": "Apache-2.0"