diff --git a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js
index 8d5c5c9b08..17169528d3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/utilities/fileSystem/index.js
@@ -22,13 +22,7 @@ const fetch = require("node-fetch")
 const DEFAULT_AUTOMATION_BUCKET =
   "https://prod-budi-automations.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com"
 const DEFAULT_AUTOMATION_DIRECTORY = ".budibase-automations"
-const NODE_MODULES_PATH = join(
-  __dirname,
-  "..",
-  "..",
-  "..",
-  "node_modules"
-)
+const NODE_MODULES_PATH = join(__dirname, "..", "..", "..", "node_modules")
 
 /**
  * The single stack system (Cloud and Builder) should not make use of the file system where possible,
@@ -178,12 +172,15 @@ exports.getComponentLibraryManifest = async (appId, library) => {
     const path = require.resolve(library).split(lib)[0]
     return require(join(path, lib, filename))
   } else if (env.isDev()) {
-    return require(join(
+    const path = join(
       NODE_MODULES_PATH,
       "@budibase",
       "standard-components",
       filename
-    ))
+    )
+    // always load from new so that updates are refreshed
+    delete require.cache[require.resolve(path)]
+    return require(path)
   }
   const path = join(appId, "node_modules", library, "package", filename)
   let resp = await retrieve(ObjectStoreBuckets.APPS, path)