diff --git a/.run/Lighthouse Website.run.xml b/.run/Lighthouse Website.run.xml
index 045ee0d6..b428e79c 100644
--- a/.run/Lighthouse Website.run.xml	
+++ b/.run/Lighthouse Website.run.xml	
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
     <option name="PASS_PARENT_ENVS" value="1" />
     <envs>
       <env name="ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT" value="Development" />
+      <env name="ASPNETCORE_HOSTINGSTARTUPASSEMBLIES" value="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation" />
     </envs>
     <option name="USE_EXTERNAL_CONSOLE" value="0" />
     <option name="USE_MONO" value="0" />
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website.csproj b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website.csproj
index cf72bd1f..caa3b2f4 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website.csproj
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
         <RootNamespace>LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website</RootNamespace>
         <ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>false</ErrorOnDuplicatePublishOutputFiles>
     </PropertyGroup>
+    
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Debug'">
+        <RazorCompileOnPublish>false</RazorCompileOnPublish>
+        <RazorCompileOnBuild>false</RazorCompileOnBuild>
+    </PropertyGroup>
 
     <ItemGroup>
         <ProjectReference Include="..\ProjectLighthouse.Localization\ProjectLighthouse.Localization.csproj" />
diff --git a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/Startup/WebsiteStartup.cs b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/Startup/WebsiteStartup.cs
index 14e48f97..a4f4ffce 100644
--- a/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/Startup/WebsiteStartup.cs
+++ b/ProjectLighthouse.Servers.Website/Startup/WebsiteStartup.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 using System.Globalization;
+using System.Reflection;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Localization;
 using LBPUnion.ProjectLighthouse.Middlewares;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.RuntimeCompilation;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.FileProviders;
 
 #if !DEBUG
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Hosting.Internal;
@@ -26,7 +29,14 @@ public class WebsiteStartup
     {
         services.AddControllers();
         #if DEBUG
-        services.AddRazorPages().WithRazorPagesAtContentRoot().AddRazorRuntimeCompilation();
+        services.AddRazorPages().WithRazorPagesAtContentRoot().AddRazorRuntimeCompilation((options) =>
+        {
+            // jank but works
+            string projectDir = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(AppDomain.CurrentDomain.BaseDirectory, "..", "..", ".."));
+            
+            options.FileProviders.Clear();
+            options.FileProviders.Add(new PhysicalFileProvider(projectDir));
+        });
         #else
         services.AddRazorPages().WithRazorPagesAtContentRoot();
         #endif