diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e1d3e6db0e..915e2ea160 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ builder/*
 packages/server/runtime_apps/
 .idea/
 bb-airgapped.tar.gz
+*.iml
 
 # Logs
 logs
diff --git a/packages/server/src/environment.ts b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
index bf5330f9b6..e900753be3 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/environment.ts
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ const environment = {
 }
 
 // threading can cause memory issues with node-ts in development
-if (isDev() && module.exports.DISABLE_THREADING == null) {
+if (isDev() && environment.DISABLE_THREADING == null) {
   environment._set("DISABLE_THREADING", "1")
 }
 
 // clean up any environment variable edge cases
-for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(module.exports)) {
+for (let [key, value] of Object.entries(environment)) {
   // handle the edge case of "0" to disable an environment variable
   if (value === "0") {
     // @ts-ignore