diff --git a/apps/server/src/app.ts b/apps/server/src/app.ts
index 8023338c9..d3d09c5c7 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/app.ts
@@ -1,25 +1,26 @@
-import express from "express";
-import path from "path";
-import favicon from "serve-favicon";
-import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
-import helmet from "helmet";
-import compression from "compression";
-import config from "./services/config.js";
-import utils, { getResourceDir, isDev } from "./services/utils.js";
-import assets from "./routes/assets.js";
-import routes from "./routes/routes.js";
-import custom from "./routes/custom.js";
-import error_handlers from "./routes/error_handlers.js";
-import { startScheduledCleanup } from "./services/erase.js";
-import sql_init from "./services/sql_init.js";
-import { auth } from "express-openid-connect";
-import openID from "./services/open_id.js";
-import { t } from "i18next";
-import eventService from "./services/events.js";
-import log from "./services/log.js";
 import "./services/handlers.js";
 import "./becca/becca_loader.js";
+
+import compression from "compression";
+import cookieParser from "cookie-parser";
+import express from "express";
+import { auth } from "express-openid-connect";
+import helmet from "helmet";
+import { t } from "i18next";
+import path from "path";
+import favicon from "serve-favicon";
+
+import assets from "./routes/assets.js";
+import custom from "./routes/custom.js";
+import error_handlers from "./routes/error_handlers.js";
+import routes from "./routes/routes.js";
+import config from "./services/config.js";
+import { startScheduledCleanup } from "./services/erase.js";
+import log from "./services/log.js";
+import openID from "./services/open_id.js";
 import { RESOURCE_DIR } from "./services/resource_dir.js";
+import sql_init from "./services/sql_init.js";
+import utils, { getResourceDir, isDev } from "./services/utils.js";
 
 export default async function buildApp() {
     const app = express();
@@ -33,7 +34,8 @@ export default async function buildApp() {
 
     // view engine setup
     app.set("views", path.join(assetsDir, "views"));
-    app.engine("ejs", (await import("ejs")).renderFile);
+    const ejs = await import("ejs");
+    app.engine("ejs", (filePath, options, callback) => ejs.renderFile(filePath, options, callback));
     app.set("view engine", "ejs");
 
     app.use((req, res, next) => {