diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/package.json b/surfsense_desktop/package.json
index bd0cc67ab..5bbd50514 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/package.json
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/package.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "wait-on": "^9.0.4"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "chokidar": "^5.0.0",
     "electron-updater": "^6.8.3",
     "get-port-please": "^3.2.0"
   }
diff --git a/surfsense_desktop/pnpm-lock.yaml b/surfsense_desktop/pnpm-lock.yaml
index ea65be0bb..1533803fb 100644
--- a/surfsense_desktop/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/surfsense_desktop/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
+      chokidar:
+        specifier: ^5.0.0
+        version: 5.0.0
       electron-updater:
         specifier: ^6.8.3
         version: 6.8.3
@@ -477,6 +480,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-oKnbhFyRIXpUuez8iBMmyEa4nbj4IOQyuhc/wy9kY7/WVPcwIO9VA668Pu8RkO7+0G76SLROeyw9CpQ061i4mA==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
+  chokidar@5.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-TQMmc3w+5AxjpL8iIiwebF73dRDF4fBIieAqGn9RGCWaEVwQ6Fb2cGe31Yns0RRIzii5goJ1Y7xbMwo1TxMplw==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 20.19.0'}
+
   chownr@3.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-+IxzY9BZOQd/XuYPRmrvEVjF/nqj5kgT4kEq7VofrDoM1MxoRjEWkrCC3EtLi59TVawxTAn+orJwFQcrqEN1+g==}
     engines: {node: '>=18'}
@@ -1222,6 +1229,10 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-9u/sniCrY3D5WdsERHzHE4G2YCXqoG5FTHUiCC4SIbr6XcLZBY05ya9EKjYek9O5xOAwjGq+1JdGBAS7Q9ScoA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 6'}
 
+  readdirp@5.0.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9u/XQ1pvrQtYyMpZe7DXKv2p5CNvyVwzUB6uhLAnQwHMSgKMBR62lc7AHljaeteeHXn11XTAaLLUVZYVZyuRBQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>= 20.19.0'}
+
   require-directory@2.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-fGxEI7+wsG9xrvdjsrlmL22OMTTiHRwAMroiEeMgq8gzoLC/PQr7RsRDSTLUg/bZAZtF+TVIkHc6/4RIKrui+Q==}
     engines: {node: '>=0.10.0'}
@@ -2019,6 +2030,10 @@ snapshots:
       ansi-styles: 4.3.0
       supports-color: 7.2.0
 
+  chokidar@5.0.0:
+    dependencies:
+      readdirp: 5.0.0
+
   chownr@3.0.0: {}
 
   chromium-pickle-js@0.2.0: {}
@@ -2863,6 +2878,8 @@ snapshots:
       string_decoder: 1.3.0
       util-deprecate: 1.0.2
 
+  readdirp@5.0.0: {}
+
   require-directory@2.1.1: {}
 
   resedit@1.7.2: