diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0c3174e84e..e9356134e5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ cypress/screenshots/*
 cypress/downloads/*
 *.swp
 CHANGELOG-*.md
+packages/cli/oclif.manifest.json
diff --git a/packages/cli/package.json b/packages/cli/package.json
index 95850760d7..8198f7fdec 100644
--- a/packages/cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
     "lint": "eslint . --quiet",
     "lintfix": "eslint . --fix",
     "postpack": "rm -f oclif.manifest.json",
-    "prepack": "oclif-dev manifest",
+    "prepack": "OCLIF_TS_NODE=0 oclif-dev manifest",
     "start": "run-script-os",
     "start:default": "cd bin && ./n8n",
     "start:windows": "cd bin && n8n",
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
index 6ebbee8319..09d8874323 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/BaseCommand.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
 import { Command } from '@oclif/command';
 import { ExitError } from '@oclif/errors';
 import { Container } from 'typedi';