diff --git a/.github/actions/build/action.yml b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
index 1b6d82c8d..1716872c4 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build/action.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ runs:
         echo $JAVA_HOME
       working-directory: lingua-franca
       shell: bash
+    - name: Install the wasm-pack dev dependency globally
+      run: npm install -g wasm-pack
     - name: Build the VS Code extension
       run: npm install --ignore-scripts
       shell: bash
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ runs:
         toolchain: stable
         components: clippy
       if: ${{ inputs.partial == 'false' }}
+      shell: bash
     - name: Install RTI
       run: |
         cd lingua-franca
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index cf94e778a..ecd15dd46 100755
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 {
     "compilerOptions": {
-        // "esModuleInterop": true,
         "inlineSources": false,
         "lib": [
             "ES2022",
             "DOM" // hackily added to include wasm support
         ],
         "module": "Node16",
-        // "moduleResolution": "node",
         "outDir": "./out",
         "sourceMap": false,
         "target": "ES2022",