diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 5a222b9e..b2dd0454 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
   },
   "ignorePatterns": [
     "scripts/**",
+    "register.js",
     "!.projenrc.ts",
     "!projenrc/**/*.ts"
   ],
diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index bf4fcb3e..ca410373 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ const project = new CustomTypescriptProject({
   ],
   eslintOptions: {
     dirs: ["src", "test"],
-    ignorePatterns: ["scripts/**"],
+    ignorePatterns: ["scripts/**", "register.js"],
     lintProjenRc: false,
   },
   tsconfig: {
diff --git a/register.js b/register.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e7f220ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/register.js
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+const register = require("@swc/register/lib/node").default;
+
+register({
+  jsc: {
+    parser: {
+      syntax: "typescript",
+      dynamicImport: false,
+      decorators: false,
+      hidden: {
+        jest: true,
+      },
+    },
+    transform: null,
+    target: "es2022",
+    loose: false,
+    externalHelpers: false,
+    experimental: {
+      plugins: [["@functionless/ast-reflection", {}]],
+    },
+  },
+  minify: true,
+  sourceMaps: "inline",
+  module: {
+    type: "commonjs",
+  },
+});
diff --git a/test-app/.swcrc b/test-app/.swcrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a21792b..00000000
--- a/test-app/.swcrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "jsc": {
-    "parser": {
-      "syntax": "typescript",
-      "dynamicImport": false,
-      "decorators": false,
-      "hidden": {
-        "jest": true
-      }
-    },
-    "transform": null,
-    "target": "es2021",
-    "loose": false,
-    "externalHelpers": false,
-    "experimental": {
-      "plugins": [
-        [
-          "@functionless/ast-reflection",
-          {}
-        ]
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "minify": false,
-  "sourceMaps": "inline",
-  "module": {
-    "type": "commonjs"
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test-app/cdk.json b/test-app/cdk.json
index da048aa5..d7a8d03a 100644
--- a/test-app/cdk.json
+++ b/test-app/cdk.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "app": "node -r '@swc/register' ./src/message-board.ts"
+  "app": "node -r 'functionless/register' ./src/message-board.ts"
 }