diff --git a/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.client.config.ts b/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.client.config.ts
index 02fd6f22..4b899d6c 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.client.config.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.client.config.ts
@@ -31,9 +31,7 @@ Sentry.init({
   ],
 });
 
-if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-  Spotlight.init({
-    debug: true,
-    integrations: [customIntegration()],
-  });
-}
+Spotlight.init({
+  debug: true,
+  integrations: [customIntegration()],
+});
diff --git a/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.edge.config.ts b/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.edge.config.ts
index b759fc5a..09dcbe80 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.edge.config.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.edge.config.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Sentry.init({
 
   // Setting this option to true will print useful information to the console while you're setting up Sentry.
   debug: false,
-  spotlight: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+  spotlight: true,
 });
diff --git a/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.server.config.ts b/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.server.config.ts
index 174462d8..858867f1 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.server.config.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/nextjs/sentry.server.config.ts
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ Sentry.init({
 
   // Setting this option to true will print useful information to the console while you're setting up Sentry.
   debug: false,
-  spotlight: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development',
+  spotlight: true,
 });
diff --git a/packages/overlay/vite.config.ts b/packages/overlay/vite.config.ts
index 278295d7..614b2283 100644
--- a/packages/overlay/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/overlay/vite.config.ts
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     removeReactDevToolsMessagePlugin(),
   ],
   define: {
-    'process.env.NODE_ENV': "'development'",
-    'process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID': 1,
-    process: {},
+    'process.env.NODE_ENV': "'production'",
   },
   resolve: {
     alias: {
diff --git a/packages/overlay/vitest.config.ts b/packages/overlay/vitest.config.ts
index ea384bb1..71962fae 100644
--- a/packages/overlay/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/packages/overlay/vitest.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /// <reference types="vitest" />
 
 // import tsconfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vitest/config';
 
 export default defineConfig({
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
       reporter: ['json'],
     },
     globals: true,
-    // setupFiles: ["./src/test/setup-test-env.ts"],
     include: ['./test/**/*.{test,spec}.{js,mjs,cjs,ts,mts,cts,jsx,tsx}'],
     watchExclude: ['.*\\/node_modules\\/.*', '.*\\/dist\\/.*'],
   },
diff --git a/packages/sidecar/vite.config.ts b/packages/sidecar/vite.config.ts
index b347fb96..6eba4067 100644
--- a/packages/sidecar/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/sidecar/vite.config.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ const dependencies = Object.keys({
   ...packageJson.devDependencies,
 });
 
-const noExternal = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ? dependencies : [];
-
 export default defineConfig({
   build: {
     ssr: './src/main.ts',
@@ -19,7 +17,4 @@ export default defineConfig({
       external: [...dependencies, ...builtinModules.map(x => `node:${x}`)],
     },
   },
-  ssr: {
-    noExternal,
-  },
 });
diff --git a/packages/spotlight/README.md b/packages/spotlight/README.md
index fd1758a8..982a5fbf 100644
--- a/packages/spotlight/README.md
+++ b/packages/spotlight/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 
 This package combines the Overlay from `@spotlightjs/overlay` and the sidecar from `@spotlightjs/sidecar`.
 
-This means, you only need to install one package and you get everything required for spotlight. Nice!
+This means, you only need to install one package and you get everything required for Spotlight. Neat!
diff --git a/packages/spotlight/vite.config.ts b/packages/spotlight/vite.config.ts
index ec89cfa4..132a64be 100644
--- a/packages/spotlight/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/spotlight/vite.config.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
         sidecar: resolve(__dirname, 'src/sidecar.ts'),
         'vite-plugin': resolve(__dirname, 'src/vite-plugin.ts'),
       },
-      // the proper extensions will be added
-      //   fileName: 'sentry-spotlight',
     },
     rollupOptions: {
       external: [...dependencies, ...builtinModules.map(x => `node:${x}`)],
diff --git a/packages/spotlight/vite.overlay.config.ts b/packages/spotlight/vite.overlay.config.ts
index 9aea2133..8492a52a 100644
--- a/packages/spotlight/vite.overlay.config.ts
+++ b/packages/spotlight/vite.overlay.config.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 
 export default defineConfig({