diff --git a/packages/waku/src/lib/middleware/dev-server-impl.ts b/packages/waku/src/lib/middleware/dev-server-impl.ts
index f62b487ba..bbd4aa3ce 100644
--- a/packages/waku/src/lib/middleware/dev-server-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/waku/src/lib/middleware/dev-server-impl.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ const createMainViteServer = (
       ],
       optimizeDeps: {
         include: ['react-server-dom-webpack/client', 'react-dom'],
-        exclude: ['waku'],
+        exclude: ['waku', 'rsc-html-stream/server'],
         entries: [
           `${config.srcDir}/${SRC_ENTRIES}.*`,
           // HACK hard-coded "pages"
diff --git a/packages/website/vite.config.ts b/packages/website/vite.config.ts
index 297b82e23..a1e2079bc 100644
--- a/packages/website/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/website/vite.config.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 export default ({ mode }: { mode: string }) => {
   if (mode === 'development') {
     return {
+      optimizeDeps: {
+        include: ['tailwindcss/colors'],
+      },
       ssr: {
         optimizeDeps: {
           include: ['next-mdx-remote/rsc'],