diff --git a/sandpack-client/package.json b/sandpack-client/package.json
index ebb5f143a..193b8e52c 100644
--- a/sandpack-client/package.json
+++ b/sandpack-client/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
     "build:types": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
     "lint": "tslint -t codeFrame 'src/**/*.ts' 'test/**/*.ts'",
     "build:publish": "yarn build && gulp",
-    "build:bundler": "gulp",
-    "start": "tsc -p tsconfig.esm.json --watch"
+    "build:bundler": "gulp"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
diff --git a/sandpack-client/src/client.ts b/sandpack-client/src/client.ts
index b8675772d..56bfc87db 100644
--- a/sandpack-client/src/client.ts
+++ b/sandpack-client/src/client.ts
@@ -237,7 +237,10 @@ export class SandpackClient {
     sandboxInfo = this.sandboxInfo,
     isInitializationCompile?: boolean
   ): void {
-    this.sandboxInfo = sandboxInfo;
+    this.sandboxInfo = {
+      ...this.sandboxInfo,
+      ...sandboxInfo,
+    };
 
     const files = this.getFiles();
 
@@ -279,6 +282,11 @@ export class SandpackClient {
       {}
     );
 
+    const template =
+      this.sandboxInfo.template || getTemplate(packageJSON, normalizedModules);
+
+    console.log({ template, sandboxInfo: this.sandboxInfo });
+
     this.dispatch({
       type: "compile",
       codesandbox: true,
@@ -290,9 +298,7 @@ export class SandpackClient {
       hasFileResolver: Boolean(this.options.fileResolver),
       disableDependencyPreprocessing:
         this.sandboxInfo.disableDependencyPreprocessing,
-      template:
-        this.sandboxInfo.template ||
-        getTemplate(packageJSON, normalizedModules),
+      template,
       showOpenInCodeSandbox: this.options.showOpenInCodeSandbox ?? true,
       showErrorScreen: this.options.showErrorScreen ?? true,
       showLoadingScreen: this.options.showLoadingScreen ?? true,