diff --git a/packages/create-waku/package.json b/packages/create-waku/package.json
index 64d7d82a7..0463d5b7a 100644
--- a/packages/create-waku/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-waku/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   ],
   "scripts": {
     "start": "node ./dist/index.js",
-    "dev": "ncc build ./src/index.ts -w -o ./dist/",
+    "dev": "tsup ./src/index.ts --minify --format esm --watch",
     "compile": "rm -rf template dist *.tsbuildinfo && pnpm run template && pnpm run build",
     "template": "cp -r ../../examples template && rm -rf template/*/dist && rm -rf template/*/node_modules && (for d in template/*; do mv $d/.gitignore $d/gitignore || true; done)",
     "build": "tsup ./src/index.ts --minify --format esm"