diff --git a/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js b/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js
index 2bc98b9c..48c235ae 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js
+++ b/frontend/frontend/craco.config.js
@@ -22,14 +22,16 @@ module.exports = {
         net: false,
       };
 
-      // Inject process.env so server code can access PAT_1
-      webpackConfig.plugins.push(
-        new webpack.DefinePlugin({
-          'process.env': {
-            myDummyKey: JSON.stringify('myDummyPAT'), // <-- your env var
-          },
-        }),
-      );
+      // Turn { KEY: "value" } into { "process.env.KEY": JSON.stringify("value") }
+      const env = {
+        PAT_1: 'myDummyPAT',
+      };
+      const envKeys = Object.keys(env).reduce((prev, next) => {
+        prev[`process.env.${next}`] = JSON.stringify(env[next]);
+        return prev;
+      }, {});
+      webpackConfig.plugins.push(new webpack.DefinePlugin(envKeys));
+
       return webpackConfig;
     },
   },
diff --git a/frontend/frontend/package.json b/frontend/frontend/package.json
index f6eafdcf..e97eaac6 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/frontend/package.json
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@
     "stream-http": "^3.2.0",
     "url": "^0.11.4",
     "util": "^0.12.5",
-    "uuid": "^9.0.1",
-    "webpack": "^5.102.1"
+    "uuid": "^9.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@craco/craco": "^7.1.0",
diff --git a/frontend/frontend/yarn.lock b/frontend/frontend/yarn.lock
index 6d6db052..a2f2395d 100644
--- a/frontend/frontend/yarn.lock
+++ b/frontend/frontend/yarn.lock
@@ -3494,7 +3494,7 @@ browser-process-hrtime@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browser-process-hrtime/-/browser-process-hrtime-1.0.0.tgz#3c9b4b7d782c8121e56f10106d84c0d0ffc94626"
   integrity sha512-9o5UecI3GhkpM6DrXr69PblIuWxPKk9Y0jHBRhdocZ2y7YECBFCsHm79Pr3OyR2AvjhDkabFJaDJMYRazHgsow==
 
-browserslist@^4.0.0, browserslist@^4.18.1, browserslist@^4.21.4, browserslist@^4.24.0, browserslist@^4.24.4, browserslist@^4.24.5, browserslist@^4.25.3, browserslist@^4.26.3:
+browserslist@^4.0.0, browserslist@^4.18.1, browserslist@^4.21.4, browserslist@^4.24.0, browserslist@^4.24.4, browserslist@^4.24.5, browserslist@^4.25.3:
   version "4.26.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/browserslist/-/browserslist-4.26.3.tgz#40fbfe2d1cd420281ce5b1caa8840049c79afb56"
   integrity sha512-lAUU+02RFBuCKQPj/P6NgjlbCnLBMp4UtgTx7vNHd3XSIJF87s9a5rA3aH2yw3GS9DqZAUbOtZdCCiZeVRqt0w==
@@ -9266,7 +9266,7 @@ schema-utils@^3.0.0:
     ajv "^6.12.5"
     ajv-keywords "^3.5.2"
 
-schema-utils@^4.0.0, schema-utils@^4.2.0, schema-utils@^4.3.0, schema-utils@^4.3.2, schema-utils@^4.3.3:
+schema-utils@^4.0.0, schema-utils@^4.2.0, schema-utils@^4.3.0, schema-utils@^4.3.2:
   version "4.3.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/schema-utils/-/schema-utils-4.3.3.tgz#5b1850912fa31df90716963d45d9121fdfc09f46"
   integrity sha512-eflK8wEtyOE6+hsaRVPxvUKYCpRgzLqDTb8krvAsRIwOGlHoSgYLgBXoubGgLd2fT41/OUYdb48v4k4WWHQurA==
@@ -9975,7 +9975,7 @@ tapable@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tapable/-/tapable-1.1.3.tgz#a1fccc06b58db61fd7a45da2da44f5f3a3e67ba2"
   integrity sha512-4WK/bYZmj8xLr+HUCODHGF1ZFzsYffasLUgEiMBY4fgtltdO6B4WJtlSbPaDTLpYTcGVwM2qLnFTICEcNxs3kA==
 
-tapable@^2.0.0, tapable@^2.2.0, tapable@^2.2.1, tapable@^2.2.3, tapable@^2.3.0:
+tapable@^2.0.0, tapable@^2.2.0, tapable@^2.2.1, tapable@^2.2.3:
   version "2.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/tapable/-/tapable-2.3.0.tgz#7e3ea6d5ca31ba8e078b560f0d83ce9a14aa8be6"
   integrity sha512-g9ljZiwki/LfxmQADO3dEY1CbpmXT5Hm2fJ+QaGKwSXUylMybePR7/67YW7jOrrvjEgL1Fmz5kzyAjWVWLlucg==
@@ -10570,37 +10570,6 @@ webpack-sources@^3.3.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack-sources/-/webpack-sources-3.3.3.tgz#d4bf7f9909675d7a070ff14d0ef2a4f3c982c723"
   integrity sha512-yd1RBzSGanHkitROoPFd6qsrxt+oFhg/129YzheDGqeustzX0vTZJZsSsQjVQC4yzBQ56K55XU8gaNCtIzOnTg==
 
-webpack@^5.102.1:
-  version "5.102.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack/-/webpack-5.102.1.tgz#1003a3024741a96ba99c37431938bf61aad3d988"
-  integrity sha512-7h/weGm9d/ywQ6qzJ+Xy+r9n/3qgp/thalBbpOi5i223dPXKi04IBtqPN9nTd+jBc7QKfvDbaBnFipYp4sJAUQ==
-  dependencies:
-    "@types/eslint-scope" "^3.7.7"
-    "@types/estree" "^1.0.8"
-    "@types/json-schema" "^7.0.15"
-    "@webassemblyjs/ast" "^1.14.1"
-    "@webassemblyjs/wasm-edit" "^1.14.1"
-    "@webassemblyjs/wasm-parser" "^1.14.1"
-    acorn "^8.15.0"
-    acorn-import-phases "^1.0.3"
-    browserslist "^4.26.3"
-    chrome-trace-event "^1.0.2"
-    enhanced-resolve "^5.17.3"
-    es-module-lexer "^1.2.1"
-    eslint-scope "5.1.1"
-    events "^3.2.0"
-    glob-to-regexp "^0.4.1"
-    graceful-fs "^4.2.11"
-    json-parse-even-better-errors "^2.3.1"
-    loader-runner "^4.2.0"
-    mime-types "^2.1.27"
-    neo-async "^2.6.2"
-    schema-utils "^4.3.3"
-    tapable "^2.3.0"
-    terser-webpack-plugin "^5.3.11"
-    watchpack "^2.4.4"
-    webpack-sources "^3.3.3"
-
 webpack@^5.64.4:
   version "5.102.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/webpack/-/webpack-5.102.0.tgz#7a2416e6da356c35f1fb35333d2f5cee0133e953"