diff --git a/cypress/e2e/homePage.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/homePage.cy.ts
index a8b7e80cd..7ac8637db 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/homePage.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/homePage.cy.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { HttpMethod, formatDate } from '@graasp/sdk';
 
 import { StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes';
 
-import i18n from '@/config/i18n';
+import i18n from '../../src/config/i18n';
 import {
   AVATAR_UPLOAD_ICON_ID,
   AVATAR_UPLOAD_INPUT_ID,
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ import {
   MEMBER_AVATAR_IMAGE_ID,
   MEMBER_CREATED_AT_ID,
   MEMBER_USERNAME_DISPLAY_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../src/config/selectors';
 import { BOB, MEMBER_WITH_AVATAR } from '../fixtures/members';
 import {
   AVATAR_LINK,
@@ -76,10 +75,9 @@ class TestHelper {
 }
 
 describe('Upload Avatar', () => {
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
-  let helpers: TestHelper;
   beforeEach(() => {
-    helpers = new TestHelper({ currentMember: BOB });
+    // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
+    new TestHelper({ currentMember: BOB });
     cy.visit('/');
   });
 
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/notFoundPage.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/notFoundPage.cy.ts
index d6ca2e152..879ae12a5 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/notFoundPage.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/notFoundPage.cy.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import {
   GO_TO_HOME_LINK_ID,
   NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE_ID,
   NOT_FOUND_TEXT_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../src/config/selectors';
 import { BOB } from '../fixtures/members';
 
 describe('404 Page Test', () => {
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/profile/password.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/profile/password.cy.ts
index 6512d6d3d..7c8ff1b95 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/profile/password.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/profile/password.cy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { FAILURE_MESSAGES, namespaces } from '@graasp/translations';
 
-import i18n, { ACCOUNT_NAMESPACE } from '@/config/i18n';
-import { PROFILE_PATH } from '@/config/paths';
+import i18n, { ACCOUNT_NAMESPACE } from '../../../src/config/i18n';
+import { PROFILE_PATH } from '../../../src/config/paths';
 import {
   PASSWORD_CREATE_CONTAINER_ID,
   PASSWORD_DISPLAY_CONTAINER_ID,
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import {
   PASSWORD_INPUT_CURRENT_PASSWORD_ID,
   PASSWORD_INPUT_NEW_PASSWORD_ID,
   PASSWORD_SAVE_BUTTON_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../../src/config/selectors';
 import { ACCOUNT } from '../../../src/langs/constants';
 import { BOB } from '../../fixtures/members';
 
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/profile/personalInformation.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/profile/personalInformation.cy.ts
index 192695975..a4c9b257b 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/profile/personalInformation.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/profile/personalInformation.cy.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-import { PROFILE_PATH } from 'config/paths';
-
+import { PROFILE_PATH } from '../../../src/config/paths';
 import {
   PERSONAL_INFO_CANCEL_BUTTON_ID,
   PERSONAL_INFO_DISPLAY_CONTAINER_ID,
@@ -9,8 +8,7 @@ import {
   PERSONAL_INFO_INPUT_EMAIL_ID,
   PERSONAL_INFO_SAVE_BUTTON_ID,
   PERSONAL_INFO_USERNAME_DISPLAY_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../../src/config/selectors';
 import { BOB, MEMBERS } from '../../fixtures/members';
 
 const changeUsername = (newUserName: string) => {
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/profile/publicProfile.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/profile/publicProfile.cy.ts
index d165ac804..8f7d5ffef 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/profile/publicProfile.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/profile/publicProfile.cy.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PROFILE_PATH } from '@/config/paths';
+import { PROFILE_PATH } from '../../../src/config/paths';
 import {
   PUBLIC_PROFILE_BIO_ID,
   PUBLIC_PROFILE_EDIT_BUTTON_ID,
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import {
   PUBLIC_PROFILE_SAVE_BUTTON_ID,
   PUBLIC_PROFILE_TWITTER_HREF_ID,
   PUBLIC_PROFILE_TWITTER_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../../src/config/selectors';
 import {
   BOB,
   MEMBER_EMPTY_PUBLIC_PROFILE,
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/settings/preferences.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/settings/preferences.cy.ts
index 6c974fceb..460a2ef6d 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/settings/preferences.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/settings/preferences.cy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { EmailFrequency } from '@graasp/sdk';
 import { langs } from '@graasp/translations';
 
-import { SETTINGS_PATH } from '@/config/paths';
+import { SETTINGS_PATH } from '../../../src/config/paths';
 import {
   PREFERENCES_ANALYTICS_SWITCH_ID,
   PREFERENCES_CANCEL_BUTTON_ID,
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ import {
   PREFERENCES_LANGUAGE_DISPLAY_ID,
   PREFERENCES_LANGUAGE_SWITCH_ID,
   PREFERENCES_SAVE_BUTTON_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../../src/config/selectors';
 import { BOB, CURRENT_MEMBER } from '../../fixtures/members';
 
 describe('Display preferences', () => {
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/storage.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/storage.cy.ts
index 550068fbb..6fa148cca 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/storage.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/storage.cy.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { formatDate, formatFileSize } from '@graasp/sdk';
 
-import i18n from '@/config/i18n';
-import { STORAGE_PATH } from '@/config/paths';
+import i18n from '../../src/config/i18n';
+import { STORAGE_PATH } from '../../src/config/paths';
 import {
   MEMBER_STORAGE_FILE_NAME_ID,
   MEMBER_STORAGE_FILE_SIZE_ID,
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ import {
   MEMBER_STORAGE_PARENT_FOLDER_ID,
   STORAGE_BAR_LABEL_ID,
   getCellId,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../src/config/selectors';
 import {
   CURRENT_MEMBER,
   MEMBER_STORAGE_ITEM_RESPONSE,
diff --git a/cypress/e2e/validateEmailPage.cy.ts b/cypress/e2e/validateEmailPage.cy.ts
index b66c8f091..66af74094 100644
--- a/cypress/e2e/validateEmailPage.cy.ts
+++ b/cypress/e2e/validateEmailPage.cy.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,13 @@ import { HttpMethod } from '@graasp/sdk';
 
 import { StatusCodes } from 'http-status-codes';
 
-import { EMAIL_CHANGE_VALIDATION_PATH } from '@/config/paths';
+import { EMAIL_CHANGE_VALIDATION_PATH } from '../../src/config/paths';
 import {
   EMAIL_VALIDATION_BUTTON_ID,
   EMAIL_VALIDATION_CONFLICT_MESSAGE_ID,
   EMAIL_VALIDATION_SUCCESS_MESSAGE_ID,
   EMAIL_VALIDATION_UNAUTHORIZED_MESSAGE_ID,
-} from '@/config/selectors';
-
+} from '../../src/config/selectors';
 import { CURRENT_MEMBER } from '../fixtures/members';
 
 const API_HOST = Cypress.env('VITE_GRAASP_API_HOST');
diff --git a/tsconfig.app.json b/tsconfig.app.json
index 501838a46..0d8156b98 100644
--- a/tsconfig.app.json
+++ b/tsconfig.app.json
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "ES2020",
     "useDefineForClassFields": true,
-    "lib": [
-      "ES2020",
-      "DOM",
-      "DOM.Iterable"
-    ],
+    "lib": ["ES2020", "DOM", "DOM.Iterable"],
     "module": "ESNext",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     /* Bundler mode */
@@ -22,12 +18,8 @@
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true,
     "paths": {
-      "@/*": [
-        "./src/*"
-      ]
+      "@/*": ["./src/*"]
     }
   },
-  "include": [
-    "src"
-  ]
+  "include": ["src"]
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index ea9d0cd82..a2743dead 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -7,5 +7,9 @@
     {
       "path": "./tsconfig.node.json"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    // this is needed for cypress to compile to ESM ... Should be removed when not using cypress anymore
+    "module": "ESNext"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/tsconfig.node.json b/tsconfig.node.json
index ddefd78dd..538380469 100644
--- a/tsconfig.node.json
+++ b/tsconfig.node.json
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 {
   "compilerOptions": {
     "target": "ES2022",
-    "lib": [
-      "ES2023"
-    ],
+    "lib": ["ES2023"],
     "module": "ESNext",
     "skipLibCheck": true,
     /* Bundler mode */
@@ -18,8 +16,5 @@
     "noUnusedParameters": true,
     "noFallthroughCasesInSwitch": true
   },
-  "include": [
-    "vite-env.d.ts",
-    "vite.config.ts"
-  ]
+  "include": ["vite-env.d.ts", "vite.config.ts"]
 }