diff --git a/apps/desktop/.serve-nodir.env b/apps/desktop/.serve-nodir.env
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ee6c438e..000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/.serve-nodir.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-TRILIUM_PORT=37743
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diff --git a/apps/desktop/.serve.env b/apps/desktop/.serve.env
deleted file mode 100644
index d49595a69..000000000
--- a/apps/desktop/.serve.env
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-TRILIUM_PORT=37741
-TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=../data
-NODE_OPTIONS=--enable-source-maps
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 16d193593..2a98a880b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@
     "prebuild-install": "^7.1.1"
   },  
   "scripts": {
-    "dev": "cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data tsx scripts/start.mts",
-    "start-no-dir": "cross-env tsx scripts/start.mts",
+    "dev": "cross-env TRILIUM_PORT=37741 TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data tsx scripts/start.mts",
+    "start-no-dir": "cross-env TRILIUM_PORT=37743 tsx scripts/start.mts",
     "build": "tsx scripts/build.ts",
     "start-prod": "pnpm build && cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_PORT=37841 electron dist",
     "electron-forge:make": "pnpm build && electron-forge make dist",