diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend.yml b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
index 7c8110b..75bc3d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
                   echo "HYPERGLASS_PORT=8001" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
             - name: Install
-              run: rye install && rye sync
+              run: rye sync
 
             - name: Enter venv
               run: . .venv/bin/activate
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
index 51ac6e2..6984d7b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ jobs:
               working-directory: ${{ env.working-directory }}
               run: pnpm install
 
+            - name: Create empty hyperglass.json
+              working-directory: ${{ env.working-directory }}
+              run: echo '{}' > hyperglass.json
+
             - name: Formatting
               working-directory: ${{ env.working-directory }}
               run: pnpm run format:check
diff --git a/hyperglass/ui/tsconfig.json b/hyperglass/ui/tsconfig.json
index 78bbc8e..da692c1 100644
--- a/hyperglass/ui/tsconfig.json
+++ b/hyperglass/ui/tsconfig.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
     "**/*.tsx",
     "types/*.d.ts",
     "next.config.js",
-    "nextdev.js"
+    "nextdev.js",
+    "hyperglass.json"
   ]
 }