diff --git a/apps/blabber/next.config.js b/apps/blabber/next.config.js
index c7b6621..a09f104 100644
--- a/apps/blabber/next.config.js
+++ b/apps/blabber/next.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 const { withNx } = require('@nx/next');
 const { withSentryConfig } = require('@sentry/nextjs');
+const path = require('path');
 
 /**
  * @type {import('@nx/next/plugins/with-nx').WithNxOptions}
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ const nextConfig = {
     svgr: true,
   },
   experimental: {
+    // this includes files from the monorepo base two directories up
+    outputFileTracingRoot: path.join(__dirname, '../../'),
     serverActions: true,
     appDir: true,
   },
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ module.exports = [withSentryConfig, withNx].reduce((acc, next) => {
 
         // Automatically tree-shake Sentry logger statements to reduce bundle size
         disableLogger: true,
-      }
+      },
     );
   }
   return next(acc);
diff --git a/apps/blabber/project.json b/apps/blabber/project.json
index 5e87969..5481bd7 100644
--- a/apps/blabber/project.json
+++ b/apps/blabber/project.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "outputs": ["{options.outputPath}"],
       "defaultConfiguration": "production",
       "options": {
-        "output": "export",
+        "output": "standalone",
         "outputPath": "dist/apps/blabber",
         "buildLibsFromSource": false,
         "includeDevDependenciesInPackageJson": false,