diff --git a/app-shell/Makefile b/app-shell/Makefile
index f8bdf2a81f7..2e323932aaf 100644
--- a/app-shell/Makefile
+++ b/app-shell/Makefile
@@ -171,5 +171,5 @@ dev-app-update.yml:
 dev: export NODE_ENV := development
 dev: export OPENTRONS_PROJECT := $(OPENTRONS_PROJECT)
 dev: clean-dev-autoupdate ./dev-app-update.yml
-	NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider webpack
+	webpack
 	$(electron)
diff --git a/app/Makefile b/app/Makefile
index 8d40b15d11c..4e19bfde78a 100644
--- a/app/Makefile
+++ b/app/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ shell_dir := ../app-shell
 shell_odd_dir := ../app-shell-odd
 discovery_client_dir := ../discovery-client
 
+# override webpack's default hashing algorithm for node 18: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/14532
+export NODE_OPTIONS := --openssl-legacy-provider
+
 # standard targets
 #####################################################################
 
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ dev-odd:
 .PHONY: dev-server
 dev-server: export OPENTRONS_PROJECT := $(OPENTRONS_PROJECT)
 dev-server:
-	NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider webpack-dev-server --hot
+	webpack-dev-server --hot
 
 .PHONY: dev-shell
 dev-shell:
diff --git a/labware-library/Makefile b/labware-library/Makefile
index bb5b0a78b1f..923404bf57d 100644
--- a/labware-library/Makefile
+++ b/labware-library/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ SHELL := bash
 # add node_modules/.bin to PATH
 PATH := $(shell cd .. && yarn bin):$(PATH)
 
+# override webpack's default hashing algorithm for node 18: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/14532
+export NODE_OPTIONS := --openssl-legacy-provider
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: clean dist
 
@@ -34,6 +37,6 @@ serve: all
 # end to end tests
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e:
-	NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider concurrently --no-color --kill-others --success first --names "labware-library-server,labware-library-tests" \
+	concurrently --no-color --kill-others --success first --names "labware-library-server,labware-library-tests" \
 	"$(MAKE) dev CYPRESS=1 GTM_ID=''" \
 	"wait-on http://localhost:8080/ && cypress run --browser chrome --headless --record false"
diff --git a/protocol-designer/Makefile b/protocol-designer/Makefile
index 7e5ded101ba..98c47c86e21 100644
--- a/protocol-designer/Makefile
+++ b/protocol-designer/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ SHELL := bash
 # add node_modules/.bin to PATH
 PATH := $(shell cd .. && yarn bin):$(PATH)
 
+# override webpack's default hashing algorithm for node 18: https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/14532
+export NODE_OPTIONS := --openssl-legacy-provider
+
 benchmark_output := $(shell node -e 'console.log(new Date());')
 
 # standard targets
@@ -54,6 +57,6 @@ serve: all
 # end to end tests
 .PHONY: test-e2e
 test-e2e:
-	NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider concurrently --no-color --kill-others --success first --names "protocol-designer-server,protocol-designer-tests" \
+	concurrently --no-color --kill-others --success first --names "protocol-designer-server,protocol-designer-tests" \
 	"$(MAKE) dev CYPRESS=1" \
 	"wait-on http://localhost:8080/ && cypress run --browser chrome --headless --record false"