diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0653ccd..6275c5a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint . --fix --ext js,ts",
     "format:check": "prettier --check src/**",
     "format:fix": "prettier --write src/**",
-    "desk:build": "node ./scripts/run.mjs build",
-    "desk:prepare": "node ./scripts/run.mjs prepare",
-    "desk:run": "node ./scripts/run.mjs run"
+    "desk:build": "ts-node-esm ./scripts/run.mts build",
+    "desk:prepare": "ts-node-esm ./scripts/run.mts prepare",
+    "desk:run": "ts-node-esm ./scripts/run.mts run"
   },
   "dependencies": {},
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/scripts/run.mjs b/scripts/run.mts
similarity index 66%
rename from scripts/run.mjs
rename to scripts/run.mts
index 4c1e918..f829cff 100644
--- a/scripts/run.mjs
+++ b/scripts/run.mts
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
 const __dirname = path.dirname(__filename);
 
 const pack = await fs.promises.readFile(path.resolve(__dirname, '../package.json'));
-const packageJson = JSON.parse(pack);
+const packageJson = JSON.parse(pack.toString());
 
 const desktopPath = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'podman-desktop');
 
-async function exec(command, args,  options) {
+async function exec(command:string, args: string[] | undefined, options:cp.SpawnOptionsWithoutStdio): Promise<void> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
-    if(os.platform() === 'win32'){
-      if(!options) {
+    if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
+      if (!options) {
         options = {};
       }
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ async function exec(command, args,  options) {
     const proc = cp.spawn(command, args, options);
     proc.stderr.pipe(process.stderr);
     proc.stdout.pipe(process.stdout);
-    proc.on('close', (code) => {
-      if(code !== 0){
+    proc.on('close', code => {
+      if (code !== 0) {
         reject(code);
         return;
       }
@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ async function exec(command, args,  options) {
 }
 
 async function checkAndCloneDesktopRepo() {
-  if(!fs.existsSync(desktopPath)) {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(desktopPath)) {
     console.log('Cloning podman-desktop repository...');
-    await exec('git',  ['clone', 'https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop.git'], {cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..')});
+    await exec('git', ['clone', 'https://github.com/containers/podman-desktop.git'], {
+      cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..', '..'),
+    });
   } else {
     console.log('desktop repo already exist...');
   }
@@ -70,24 +72,24 @@ async function checkAndCloneDesktopRepo() {
 async function prepareDev() {
   await checkAndCloneDesktopRepo();
 
-  await exec('yarn',undefined, {cwd: desktopPath });
-  await exec('yarn',[], {cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..')});
+  await exec('yarn', undefined, { cwd: desktopPath });
+  await exec('yarn', [], { cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..') });
 }
 
 async function buildPD() {
-  await exec('yarn',['compile:current'], {cwd: desktopPath});
+  await exec('yarn', ['compile:current'], { cwd: desktopPath });
 }
 
 async function buildCrc() {
-  await exec('yarn',['build'], {cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..')});
+  await exec('yarn', ['build'], { cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..') });
 
   const pluginsPath = path.resolve(os.homedir(), `.local/share/containers/podman-desktop/plugins/${packageJson.name}/`);
   fs.rmSync(pluginsPath, { recursive: true, force: true });
 
-  fs.mkdirSync(pluginsPath, {recursive: true});
-  fs.cpSync(path.resolve(__dirname,'..', 'package.json'), pluginsPath + '/package.json');
-  fs.cpSync(path.resolve(__dirname,'..', 'dist'), pluginsPath + '/dist', {recursive: true});
-  fs.cpSync(path.resolve(__dirname,'..', 'icon.png'), pluginsPath + '/icon.png');
+  fs.mkdirSync(pluginsPath, { recursive: true });
+  fs.cpSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'package.json'), pluginsPath + '/package.json');
+  fs.cpSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'dist'), pluginsPath + '/dist', { recursive: true });
+  fs.cpSync(path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'icon.png'), pluginsPath + '/icon.png');
 }
 
 async function build() {
@@ -97,17 +99,17 @@ async function build() {
 
 async function run() {
   await buildCrc();
-  await exec('yarn', ['watch'], {cwd:  desktopPath});
+  await exec('yarn', ['watch'], { cwd: desktopPath });
 }
 
 async function debug() {
-  exec('yarn', ['watch'], {cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..')});
-  await exec('yarn', ['watch', '--extension-folder', path.join(__dirname, '..')], {cwd:  desktopPath});
+  exec('yarn', ['watch'], { cwd: path.join(__dirname, '..') });
+  await exec('yarn', ['watch', '--extension-folder', path.join(__dirname, '..')], { cwd: desktopPath });
 }
 
 const firstArg = process.argv[2];
 
-switch(firstArg) {
+switch (firstArg) {
   case 'build':
     await build();
     break;
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ switch(firstArg) {
     await debug();
     break;
 
-  case 'prepare' :
+  case 'prepare':
   default:
     await prepareDev();
 }