diff --git a/scripts/build-db-worker-node-bundle.mjs b/scripts/build-db-worker-node-bundle.mjs
index 0ce420e7eb..47c403dd7e 100644
--- a/scripts/build-db-worker-node-bundle.mjs
+++ b/scripts/build-db-worker-node-bundle.mjs
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ async function main() {
     logLevel: "error",
     build: {
       codeSplitting: false,
-      minify: false,
+      minify: "terser",
+      target: "node22",
       sourcemap: false,
       write: true,
       emptyOutDir: false,