diff --git a/packages/poolbase-app/.gitignore b/packages/poolbase-app/.gitignore
index 2bf435d..ebec43c 100644
--- a/packages/poolbase-app/.gitignore
+++ b/packages/poolbase-app/.gitignore
@@ -67,3 +67,5 @@ node_modules/
 # create-react-app and documented in the Ruby dotenv:
 # https://github.com/bkeepers/dotenv#what-other-env-files-can-i-use
 .env.*local
+
+.next
diff --git a/packages/poolbase-app/src/app/next.config.js b/packages/poolbase-app/src/app/next.config.js
index 0462eff..893613f 100644
--- a/packages/poolbase-app/src/app/next.config.js
+++ b/packages/poolbase-app/src/app/next.config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require('./env.js');
 
 module.exports = {
-  distDir: '../../../../dist/app/functions/next',
+  distDir: process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' ? '.next' : '../../../../dist/app/functions/next',
   // Public, build-time env vars.
   // https://nextjs.org/docs#build-time-configuration
   env: {