diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bad17a50..423a68ab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     "lint": "vue-cli-service lint",
     "pm2-start": "npx pm2 start server.js",
     "build-watch": "vue-cli-service build --watch --mode production",
-    "watch-config": "chokidar \"public/conf.yml\" --command \"npm run build\"",
+    "watch-config": "node services/watch-for-changes",
     "build-and-start": "NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider npm-run-all --parallel watch-config start",
     "validate-config": "node services/config-validator",
     "health-check": "node services/healthcheck",
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "@sentry/vue": "^7.102.1",
     "ajv": "^8.10.0",
     "axios": "^1.6.0",
-    "chokidar-cli": "^3.0.0",
     "connect-history-api-fallback": "^1.6.0",
     "crypto-js": "^4.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.2",
diff --git a/services/watch-for-changes.js b/services/watch-for-changes.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c7faec2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/watch-for-changes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
+
+const configFile = './public/conf.yml';
+
+console.log(`Watching for file changes on ${configFile}`);
+
+fs.watch(configFile, (eventType, filename) => {
+  if (filename && eventType === 'change') {
+    console.log(`${filename} file Changed, running build...`);
+    exec('yarn build', (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (error) {
+        console.error(`exec error: ${error}`);
+        return;
+      }
+      console.log(`stdout: ${stdout}`);
+      console.error(`stderr: ${stderr}`);
+    });
+  }
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index f53e4e4a..d888702a 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2824,17 +2824,7 @@ check-types@^8.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/check-types/-/check-types-8.0.3.tgz#3356cca19c889544f2d7a95ed49ce508a0ecf552"
   integrity sha512-YpeKZngUmG65rLudJ4taU7VLkOCTMhNl/u4ctNC56LQS/zJTyNH0Lrtwm1tfTsbLlwvlfsA2d1c8vCf/Kh2KwQ==
 
-chokidar-cli@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar-cli/-/chokidar-cli-3.0.0.tgz#29283666063b9e167559d30f247ff8fc48794eb7"
-  integrity sha512-xVW+Qeh7z15uZRxHOkP93Ux8A0xbPzwK4GaqD8dQOYc34TlkqUhVSS59fK36DOp5WdJlrRzlYSy02Ht99FjZqQ==
-  dependencies:
-    chokidar "^3.5.2"
-    lodash.debounce "^4.0.8"
-    lodash.throttle "^4.1.1"
-    yargs "^13.3.0"
-
-"chokidar@>=3.0.0 <4.0.0", chokidar@^3.4.1, chokidar@^3.5.2:
+"chokidar@>=3.0.0 <4.0.0", chokidar@^3.4.1:
   version "3.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/chokidar/-/chokidar-3.6.0.tgz#197c6cc669ef2a8dc5e7b4d97ee4e092c3eb0d5b"
   integrity sha512-7VT13fmjotKpGipCW9JEQAusEPE+Ei8nl6/g4FBAmIm0GOOLMua9NDDo/DWp0ZAxCr3cPq5ZpBqmPAQgDda2Pw==
@@ -6144,11 +6134,6 @@ lodash.templatesettings@^4.0.0:
   dependencies:
     lodash._reinterpolate "^3.0.0"
 
-lodash.throttle@^4.1.1:
-  version "4.1.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.throttle/-/lodash.throttle-4.1.1.tgz#c23e91b710242ac70c37f1e1cda9274cc39bf2f4"
-  integrity sha512-wIkUCfVKpVsWo3JSZlc+8MB5it+2AN5W8J7YVMST30UrvcQNZ1Okbj+rbVniijTWE6FGYy4XJq/rHkas8qJMLQ==
-
 lodash.transform@^4.6.0:
   version "4.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.transform/-/lodash.transform-4.6.0.tgz#12306422f63324aed8483d3f38332b5f670547a0"
@@ -10029,7 +10014,7 @@ yargs-parser@^20.2.2:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs-parser/-/yargs-parser-20.2.9.tgz#2eb7dc3b0289718fc295f362753845c41a0c94ee"
   integrity sha512-y11nGElTIV+CT3Zv9t7VKl+Q3hTQoT9a1Qzezhhl6Rp21gJ/IVTW7Z3y9EWXhuUBC2Shnf+DX0antecpAwSP8w==
 
-yargs@^13.3.0, yargs@^13.3.2:
+yargs@^13.3.2:
   version "13.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yargs/-/yargs-13.3.2.tgz#ad7ffefec1aa59565ac915f82dccb38a9c31a2dd"
   integrity sha512-AX3Zw5iPruN5ie6xGRIDgqkT+ZhnRlZMLMHAs8tg7nRruy2Nb+i5o9bwghAogtM08q1dpr2LVoS8KSTMYpWXUw==