diff --git a/packages/studio/bin/studio.ts b/packages/studio/bin/studio.ts
index e38730ee5..43de13867 100755
--- a/packages/studio/bin/studio.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/bin/studio.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ cli
   .action((options: CliArgs) => {
     spawnSync(
       "npx",
-      ["cross-env", NODE_OPTIONS, "npx", "vite", "--config", pathToViteConfig],
+      [
+        "cross-env",
+        NODE_OPTIONS,
+        "npx",
+        "vite",
+        "--force",
+        "--config",
+        pathToViteConfig,
+      ],
       {
         stdio: ["ignore", "inherit", "inherit"],
         env: {
diff --git a/packages/studio/vite.config.ts b/packages/studio/vite.config.ts
index 95a3ab95f..6d5fe3fa7 100644
--- a/packages/studio/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/vite.config.ts
@@ -31,8 +31,5 @@ export default defineConfig((args: ConfigEnv): UserConfig => {
     css: {
       postcss: __dirname,
     },
-    optimizeDeps: {
-      exclude: ["virtual_yext-studio", "virtual_yext-studio-git-data"],
-    },
   };
 });