diff --git a/esbuild.config.mjs b/esbuild.config.mjs
index 2c565eb..45062e5 100644
--- a/esbuild.config.mjs
+++ b/esbuild.config.mjs
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import fs from "fs";
 import path from "path";
 
 const prod = (process.argv[2] === "production");
-const distDir = "dist";
+const distDir = prod ? "dist" : ".";
 
-if (!fs.existsSync(distDir)) {
+if (prod && !fs.existsSync(distDir)) {
 	fs.mkdirSync(distDir, { recursive: true });
 }