diff --git a/.yarnrc.yml b/.yarnrc.yml
index e264a3875..65d637172 100644
--- a/.yarnrc.yml
+++ b/.yarnrc.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ packageExtensions:
     dependencies:
       react: "*"
       react-dom: "*"
-      classnames: "*"
   rc-checkbox@*:
     dependencies:
       react: "*"
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js
index 282908581..16e0b07fd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/build/build.js
@@ -15,17 +15,23 @@
 */
 
 import getServer from '../../utils/getServer.js';
-import installServer from './installServer.js';
-import runLowdefyBuild from './runLowdefyBuild.js';
-import runNextBuild from './runNextBuild.js';
+import installServer from '../../utils/installServer.js';
+import mergePackageJson from '../../utils/mergePackageJson.js';
+import runLowdefyBuild from '../../utils/runLowdefyBuild.js';
+import runNextBuild from '../../utils/runNextBuild.js';
 
 async function build({ context }) {
   context.print.info('Starting build.');
+  const directory = context.directory.server;
   await getServer({ context, packageName: '@lowdefy/server' });
-  await installServer({ context });
-  await runLowdefyBuild({ context });
-  await installServer({ context });
-  await runNextBuild({ context });
+  await mergePackageJson({
+    context,
+    serverDirectory: directory,
+  });
+  await installServer({ context, directory });
+  await runLowdefyBuild({ context, directory });
+  await installServer({ context, directory });
+  await runNextBuild({ context, directory });
   await context.sendTelemetry({ sendTypes: true });
   context.print.succeed(`Build successful.`);
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/installServer.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/build/installServer.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b2f3ffde..000000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/installServer.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-/*
-  Copyright 2020-2021 Lowdefy, Inc
-
-  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-  limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-import { spawnProcess } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
-
-const args = {
-  npm: ['install', '--legacy-peer-deps'],
-  yarn: ['install'],
-};
-
-async function installServer({ context }) {
-  context.print.spin(`Running ${context.packageManager} install.`);
-  try {
-    await spawnProcess({
-      logger: context.print,
-      command: context.packageManager, // npm or yarn
-      args: args[context.packageManager],
-      processOptions: {
-        cwd: context.directories.server,
-      },
-      silent: false,
-    });
-  } catch (error) {
-    console.log(error);
-    throw new Error(`${context.packageManager} install failed.`);
-  }
-  context.print.log(`${context.packageManager} install successful.`);
-}
-
-export default installServer;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/dev.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/dev.js
index b4976076c..49fef0c62 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/dev.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/dev.js
@@ -14,16 +14,22 @@
   limitations under the License.
 */
 
-import installServer from './installServer.js';
+import installServer from '../../utils/installServer.js';
+import mergePackageJson from '../../utils/mergePackageJson.js';
 import runDevServer from './runDevServer.js';
 import getServer from '../../utils/getServer.js';
 
 async function dev({ context }) {
+  const directory = context.directory.dev;
   context.print.info('Starting development server.');
   await getServer({ context, packageName: '@lowdefy/server-dev' });
-  await installServer({ context });
+  await mergePackageJson({
+    context,
+    serverDirectory: directory,
+  });
+  await installServer({ context, directory });
   context.sendTelemetry();
-  await runDevServer({ context });
+  await runDevServer({ context, directory });
 }
 
 export default dev;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/runDevServer.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/runDevServer.js
index fdf96dd5e..504d7f2d2 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/runDevServer.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/runDevServer.js
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@
 
 import { spawnProcess } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
 
-async function runDevServer({ context }) {
+async function runDevServer({ context, directory }) {
   await spawnProcess({
     logger: context.print,
     args: ['run', 'start'],
     command: context.packageManager, // npm or yarn
     processOptions: {
-      cwd: context.directories.dev,
+      cwd: directory,
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         LOWDEFY_BUILD_REF_RESOLVER: context.options.refResolver,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/runStart.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/runStart.js
index 2d785998f..2f20d39e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/runStart.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/runStart.js
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
 
 import { spawnProcess } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
 
-async function runStart({ context }) {
+async function runStart({ context, directory }) {
   context.print.spin(`Running "${context.packageManager} run start".`);
   await spawnProcess({
     logger: context.print,
     args: ['run', 'start'],
     command: context.packageManager, // npm or yarn
     processOptions: {
-      cwd: context.directories.server,
+      cwd: directory,
       env: {
         ...process.env,
         LOWDEFY_DIRECTORY_CONFIG: context.directories.config,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js
index 80add2abf..c3ed933ed 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/start/start.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import runStart from './runStart.js';
 async function build({ context }) {
   context.print.info('Starting server.');
   context.sendTelemetry({ sendTypes: true });
-  await runStart({ context });
+  await runStart({ context, directory: context.directory.server });
 }
 
 export default build;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/getServer.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/getServer.js
index c029115dd..915c9099f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/utils/getServer.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/getServer.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import path from 'path';
 import { cleanDirectory, readFile } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
 import fetchNpmTarball from './fetchNpmTarball.js';
 
-async function getServer({ context, packageName }) {
+async function getServer({ context, packageName, directory }) {
   if (context.lowdefyVersion === 'local') {
     context.print.warn(`Running local ${packageName}.`);
     return;
@@ -27,28 +27,26 @@ async function getServer({ context, packageName }) {
 
   let fetchServer = false;
 
-  const serverExists = fs.existsSync(path.join(context.directories.server, 'package.json'));
+  const serverExists = fs.existsSync(path.join(directory, 'package.json'));
   if (!serverExists) fetchServer = true;
 
   if (serverExists) {
-    const serverPackageConfig = JSON.parse(
-      await readFile(path.join(context.directories.server, 'package.json'))
-    );
+    const serverPackageConfig = JSON.parse(await readFile(path.join(directory, 'package.json')));
     if (serverPackageConfig.version !== context.lowdefyVersion) {
       fetchServer = true;
-      context.print.warn(`Removing @lowdefy/server with version ${serverPackageConfig.version}`);
-      await cleanDirectory(context.directories.server);
+      context.print.warn(`Removing ${packageName} with version ${serverPackageConfig.version}`);
+      await cleanDirectory(directory);
     }
   }
 
   if (fetchServer) {
-    context.print.spin('Fetching @lowdefy/server from npm.');
+    context.print.spin(`Fetching ${packageName} from npm.`);
     await fetchNpmTarball({
       packageName,
       version: context.lowdefyVersion,
-      directory: context.directories.server,
+      directory: directory,
     });
-    context.print.log('Fetched @lowdefy/server from npm.');
+    context.print.log(`Fetched ${packageName} from npm.`);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/installServer.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/installServer.js
similarity index 93%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/dev/installServer.js
rename to packages/cli/src/utils/installServer.js
index 3452a470e..3014b24b6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/dev/installServer.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/installServer.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ const args = {
   yarn: ['install'],
 };
 
-async function installServer({ context }) {
+async function installServer({ context, directory }) {
   context.print.spin(`Running ${context.packageManager} install.`);
   try {
     await spawnProcess({
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ async function installServer({ context }) {
       command: context.packageManager, // npm or yarn
       args: args[context.packageManager],
       processOptions: {
-        cwd: context.directories.dev,
+        cwd: directory,
       },
       silent: false,
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/mergePackageJson.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/mergePackageJson.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b30cf424
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/mergePackageJson.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+  Copyright 2020-2021 Lowdefy, Inc
+
+  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+import path from 'path';
+import { mergeObjects } from '@lowdefy/helpers';
+import { readFile, writeFile } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
+
+async function mergePackageJson({ context, serverDirectory }) {
+  const serverPackageJsonPath = path.join(serverDirectory, 'package.json');
+  const serverPackageJson = JSON.parse(await readFile(serverPackageJsonPath));
+  const configPackageJson = JSON.parse(
+    await readFile(path.join(context.directories.config, 'package.json'))
+  );
+
+  const mergedPackageJson = mergeObjects([serverPackageJson, configPackageJson]);
+
+  const mergedPackageJsonContent = JSON.stringify(mergedPackageJson, null, 2).concat('\n');
+  await writeFile(serverPackageJsonPath, mergedPackageJsonContent);
+}
+
+export default mergePackageJson;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/runLowdefyBuild.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/runLowdefyBuild.js
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/build/runLowdefyBuild.js
rename to packages/cli/src/utils/runLowdefyBuild.js
index e1d062ec2..745c7ccfd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/runLowdefyBuild.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/runLowdefyBuild.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { spawnProcess } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
 
-async function runLowdefyBuild({ context }) {
+async function runLowdefyBuild({ context, directory }) {
   context.print.log('Running Lowdefy build.');
   try {
     await spawnProcess({
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function runLowdefyBuild({ context }) {
       command: context.packageManager, // npm or yarn
       args: ['run', 'build:lowdefy'],
       processOptions: {
-        cwd: context.directories.server,
+        cwd: directory,
         env: {
           ...process.env,
           LOWDEFY_BUILD_REF_RESOLVER: context.options.refResolver,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/runNextBuild.js b/packages/cli/src/utils/runNextBuild.js
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/cli/src/commands/build/runNextBuild.js
rename to packages/cli/src/utils/runNextBuild.js
index f2c428944..4eb5efd46 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/build/runNextBuild.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/runNextBuild.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import { spawnProcess } from '@lowdefy/node-utils';
 
-async function runNextBuild({ context }) {
+async function runNextBuild({ context, directory }) {
   context.print.log('Running Next build.');
   try {
     await spawnProcess({
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function runNextBuild({ context }) {
       command: context.packageManager, // npm or yarn
       args: ['run', 'build:next'],
       processOptions: {
-        cwd: context.directories.server,
+        cwd: directory,
       },
       silent: false,
     });
diff --git a/packages/utils/helpers/src/mergeObjects.test.js b/packages/utils/helpers/src/mergeObjects.test.js
index 1fa62182b..ad763cfb0 100644
--- a/packages/utils/helpers/src/mergeObjects.test.js
+++ b/packages/utils/helpers/src/mergeObjects.test.js
@@ -96,3 +96,13 @@ test('merge list of objects, larger indices overwrite smaller', () => {
     }
   `);
 });
+
+test('merge objects with null', () => {
+  const obj = {
+    a: 'a',
+    b: 1,
+    c: { a: 'b' },
+  };
+  expect(mergeObjects([obj, null])).toEqual(obj);
+  expect(mergeObjects([null, obj])).toEqual(obj);
+});