diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48598e82..3dad19e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "prepack": "echo 'to pack, run yarn build && (cd dist; yarn pack)' && exit 1",
     "prepublishOnly": "echo 'to publish, run yarn build && (cd dist; yarn publish)' && exit 1",
     "format": "prettier --write --cache  --cache-strategy metadata . !dist",
-    "prepare": "npm run build",
+    "prepare": "if [ $(basename $(dirname $PWD)) = 'node_modules' ]; then npm run build; fi",
     "tsn": "ts-node -r tsconfig-paths/register",
     "lint": "eslint --ext ts,js .",
     "fix": "eslint --fix --ext ts,js ."
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "eslint-plugin-prettier": "^4.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-unused-imports": "^2.0.0",
     "jest": "^29.4.0",
-    "orb-billing": "file:.",
     "prettier": "rattrayalex/prettier#postfix-ternaries",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
     "ts-morph": "^19.0.0",
@@ -58,6 +57,10 @@
     "./shims/web.js",
     "./shims/web.mjs"
   ],
+  "imports": {
+    "orb-billing": ".",
+    "orb-billing/*": "./src/*"
+  },
   "exports": {
     "./_shims/auto/*": {
       "deno": {
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5963fa0f..e7599f83 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3148,21 +3148,6 @@ optionator@^0.9.3:
     prelude-ls "^1.2.1"
     type-check "^0.4.0"
 
-"orb-billing@file:.":
-  version "1.28.1"
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/node" "^18.11.18"
-    "@types/node-fetch" "^2.6.4"
-    "@types/qs" "^6.9.7"
-    abort-controller "^3.0.0"
-    agentkeepalive "^4.2.1"
-    digest-fetch "^1.3.0"
-    form-data-encoder "1.7.2"
-    formdata-node "^4.3.2"
-    node-fetch "^2.6.7"
-    qs "^6.10.3"
-    web-streams-polyfill "^3.2.1"
-
 outdent@0.8.0:
   version "0.8.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/outdent/-/outdent-0.8.0.tgz#2ebc3e77bf49912543f1008100ff8e7f44428eb0"