diff --git a/scripts/build/build.mjs b/scripts/build/build.mjs
index 281246af5..73d220d77 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/build.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const nodeCommonOpts = {
     format: "cjs",
     platform: "node",
     target: ["esnext"],
+    minify: true,
     sourcemap: "linked",
     plugins: [makeAllPackagesExternalPlugin],
 };
@@ -38,8 +39,6 @@ await Promise.all([
             globPlugins,
             gitHashPlugin
         ],
-        sourcemap: "inline",
-        minify: true,
         define: {
             IS_WEB: "false"
         }
diff --git a/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs b/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs
index dd8cb5df2..62993988d 100644
--- a/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/buildWeb.mjs
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ const commonOptions = {
     entryPoints: ["browser/Vencord.ts"],
     globalName: "Vencord",
     format: "iife",
-    minify: true,
-    sourcemap: false,
     external: ["plugins", "git-hash"],
     plugins: [
         globPlugins,
diff --git a/scripts/build/common.mjs b/scripts/build/common.mjs
index d9b2878de..59153a65f 100644
--- a/scripts/build/common.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build/common.mjs
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ import { execSync } from "child_process";
 import esbuild from "esbuild";
 import { readdir } from "fs/promises";
 
-/**
- * @type {esbuild.WatchMode|false}
- */
-export const watch = process.argv.includes("--watch");
+const watch = process.argv.includes("--watch");
 
 /**
  * @type {esbuild.BuildOptions}
@@ -13,7 +10,9 @@ export const watch = process.argv.includes("--watch");
 export const commonOpts = {
     logLevel: "info",
     bundle: true,
-    watch
+    watch,
+    minify: !watch,
+    sourcemap: watch ? "inline" : ""
 };
 
 // https://github.com/evanw/esbuild/issues/619#issuecomment-751995294