diff --git a/packages/sdc-populate/tsconfig.json b/packages/sdc-populate/tsconfig.json
index 4245d3f9c..d3e781730 100644
--- a/packages/sdc-populate/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/sdc-populate/tsconfig.json
@@ -24,5 +24,5 @@
     "noUnusedParameters": true
   },
   "include": ["src"],
-  "exclude": ["src/**/*.test.ts", "lib"]
+  "exclude": ["src/test", "src/**/*.test.ts", "lib"]
 }
diff --git a/packages/smart-forms-renderer/vite.config.ts b/packages/smart-forms-renderer/vite.config.ts
index e9c49e18a..74dd5344a 100644
--- a/packages/smart-forms-renderer/vite.config.ts
+++ b/packages/smart-forms-renderer/vite.config.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite';
 
+// This Vite config is for storybook usage only.
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [],
@@ -27,5 +28,6 @@ export default defineConfig({
     commonjsOptions: {
       include: [/node_modules/, '@aehrc/sdc-populate']
     }
-  }
+  },
+  resolve: { preserveSymlinks: true }
 });