diff --git a/apps/lsp/build.ts b/apps/lsp/build.ts
index 79f26084..35bbbe52 100644
--- a/apps/lsp/build.ts
+++ b/apps/lsp/build.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ runBuild({
     { from: ['../../packages/editor-server/src/resources/**'], to: './dist/resources/' },
     { from: ['../../packages/quarto-core/src/resources/**'], to: './dist/resources/' },
     { from: ['./dist/**'], to: ['../vscode/out/lsp/'] }],
+  minify: !dev,
   dev
 })
diff --git a/apps/vscode/build.ts b/apps/vscode/build.ts
index e1010ae9..2acf06f9 100644
--- a/apps/vscode/build.ts
+++ b/apps/vscode/build.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ runBuild({
   entryPoints: ['./src/main.ts'],
   outfile: './out/main.js',
   external: ['vscode'],
-  minify: dev,
+  minify: !dev,
   dev
 });
diff --git a/packages/build/src/index.ts b/packages/build/src/index.ts
index 0381ee94..827d5fa6 100644
--- a/packages/build/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/build/src/index.ts
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ export async function runBuild(options: BuildOptions) {
     outfile,
     assets,
     bundle = true,
+    minify = false,
     format = 'cjs',
     platform = 'node',
-    minify = false,
     external,
     dev = false
   } = options;
 
-  await build({ 
+  await build({
     entryPoints,
     outfile,
     bundle,
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ export async function runBuild(options: BuildOptions) {
     sourcemap: dev,
     watch: dev ? {
       onRebuild(error) {
-        if (error) 
+        if (error)
           console.error('[watch] build failed:', error)
-        else 
+        else
           console.log('[watch] build finished')
       },
     } : false,
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ export async function runBuild(options: BuildOptions) {
       }),
     ] : [],
   });
-   
+
   if (dev) {
     console.log("[watch] build finished, watching for changes...");
   }
 }
-