diff --git a/packages/cli/medusa-dev-cli/package.json b/packages/cli/medusa-dev-cli/package.json
index 215bc54550..c175e37125 100644
--- a/packages/cli/medusa-dev-cli/package.json
+++ b/packages/cli/medusa-dev-cli/package.json
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
     "chokidar": "^3.5.3",
     "configstore": "^5.0.1",
     "del": "^6.0.0",
+    "dotenv": "^16.4.5",
     "execa": "^4.1.0",
     "find-yarn-workspace-root": "^2.0.0",
     "fs-extra": "^9.0.1",
     "glob": "^8.1.0",
     "got": "^11.8.6",
-    "is-absolute": "^1.0.0",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "signal-exit": "^3.0.7",
     "verdaccio": "^4.10.0",
@@ -27,10 +27,21 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@swc/core": "^1.7.28",
     "@swc/jest": "^0.2.36",
-    "cross-env": "^7.0.3",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "typescript": "^5.3.3"
   },
+  "peerDependencies": {
+    "ts-node": "^10.9.2",
+    "tsconfig-paths": "^4.2.0"
+  },
+  "peerDependenciesMeta": {
+    "ts-node": {
+      "optional": true
+    },
+    "tsconfig-paths": {
+      "optional": true
+    }
+  },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/tree/master/packages/medusa-dev-cli#readme",
   "keywords": [
     "medusa"
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cdbce7b214..87f5c9e61e 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -24644,20 +24644,27 @@ __metadata:
     "@swc/jest": ^0.2.36
     chokidar: ^3.5.3
     configstore: ^5.0.1
-    cross-env: ^7.0.3
     del: ^6.0.0
+    dotenv: ^16.4.5
     execa: ^4.1.0
     find-yarn-workspace-root: ^2.0.0
     fs-extra: ^9.0.1
     glob: ^8.1.0
     got: ^11.8.6
-    is-absolute: ^1.0.0
     jest: ^29.7.0
     lodash: ^4.17.21
     signal-exit: ^3.0.7
     typescript: ^5.3.3
     verdaccio: ^4.10.0
     yargs: ^15.4.1
+  peerDependencies:
+    ts-node: ^10.9.2
+    tsconfig-paths: ^4.2.0
+  peerDependenciesMeta:
+    ts-node:
+      optional: true
+    tsconfig-paths:
+      optional: true
   bin:
     medusa-dev: ./dist/index.js
   languageName: unknown