diff --git a/esbuild.config.js b/build.js
similarity index 99%
rename from esbuild.config.js
rename to build.js
index 79de58f..3c262f3 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.js
+++ b/build.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 const esbuild = require("esbuild");
+
 esbuild.buildSync({
   entryPoints: ["build/index.js"],
   outdir: "node-dist",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b2ab6ca..af1de5c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "scripts": {
         "compile": "tsc",
         "prebuild": "bash prebuild.sh",
-        "bundle": "node esbuild.config.js",
+        "bundle": "node build.js",
         "package": "pkg -c pkg.json node-dist/index.js -t linux --no-bytecode  --public",
         "package-debug": "pkg -c pkg.json node-dist/index.js -b -t linux --no-bytecode  --public",
         "build": "npm run compile && npm run prebuild && npm run bundle && npm run package",
diff --git a/src/dht.ts b/src/dht.ts
index f57734f..4804a42 100644
--- a/src/dht.ts
+++ b/src/dht.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 //const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
 //import { createRequire } from "module";
 
-const DHT = require("@hyperswarm/dht");
+// @ts-ignore
+import DHT from "@hyperswarm/dht";
 import {
   deriveMyskyRootKeypair,
   Ed25519Keypair,
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index abbddb1..294c284 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { start as startRpc } from "./rpc.js";
 import { start as startRelay } from "./relay.js";
 import log from "loglevel";
-import config from "./config";
+import config from "./config.js";
 
 log.setDefaultLevel(config.str("log-level"));
 
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ async function boot() {
 boot();
 
 process.on("uncaughtException", function (err) {
-  console.log("Caught exception: " + err);
+  console.log(`Caught exception: ${err.message} ${err.stack}`);
 });
diff --git a/src/rpc.ts b/src/rpc.ts
index 582b617..112638d 100644
--- a/src/rpc.ts
+++ b/src/rpc.ts
@@ -9,13 +9,12 @@ import NodeCache from "node-cache";
 import { get as getDHT } from "./dht.js";
 import { rpcMethods } from "./rpc/index.js";
 import { start as startDns } from "./dns.js";
-const {
+import {
   Configuration,
   HttpRpcProvider,
   PocketAAT,
   Pocket,
-} = require("@pokt-network/pocket-js/dist/index.js");
-
+} from "@pokt-network/pocket-js/dist/index.js";
 import {
   JSONRPCError,
   JSONRPCRequest,
@@ -25,8 +24,9 @@ import {
 import config, { updateUsePocketGateway, usePocketGateway } from "./config.js";
 import { ERR_NOT_READY, errorExit } from "./error.js";
 import log from "loglevel";
+// @ts-ignore
+import stringify from "json-stable-stringify";
 
-const stringify = require("json-stable-stringify");
 const pendingRequests = new NodeCache();
 const processedRequests = new NodeCache({
   stdTTL: 60 * 60 * 12,
diff --git a/src/rpc/dns.ts b/src/rpc/dns.ts
index 0a59254..71687b9 100644
--- a/src/rpc/dns.ts
+++ b/src/rpc/dns.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 
 import { isIp } from "../util.js";
 import { RpcMethodList } from "./index.js";
-
-const bns = require("bns");
+// @ts-ignore
+import bns from "bns";
 const { StubResolver, RecursiveResolver } = bns;
 
 const resolverOpt = {
diff --git a/src/rpc/handshake.ts b/src/rpc/handshake.ts
index 0ee01f3..9b5b879 100644
--- a/src/rpc/handshake.ts
+++ b/src/rpc/handshake.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ import rand from "random-key";
 import SPVNode from "hsd/lib/node/spvnode.js";
 import config from "../config.js";
 import { ERR_NOT_READY } from "../error.js";
-
-const { NodeClient } = require("hs-client");
+// @ts-ignore
+import { NodeClient } from "hs-client";
 
 let hsdServer: SPVNode;
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/solana.ts b/src/rpc/solana.ts
index b438cb6..e5f6e9c 100644
--- a/src/rpc/solana.ts
+++ b/src/rpc/solana.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { proxyRpcMethod } from "./common.js";
 import { RpcMethodList } from "./index.js";
-import * as chainNetworks from "../networks.json";
+import chainNetworks from "../networks.json";
 
 export default {
   getAccountInfo: proxyRpcMethod("getAccountInfo", [
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 45c8697..5436b32 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import * as chainNetworks from "./networks.json";
+import chainNetworks from "./networks.json";
 
 type networks = { [net: string]: string };