diff --git a/nuxt.config.ts b/nuxt.config.ts
index 2243c8c30..50e639c40 100644
--- a/nuxt.config.ts
+++ b/nuxt.config.ts
@@ -62,12 +62,17 @@ export default defineNuxtConfig({
 
   plugins: ['~/plugins/buffer.ts'],
 
+  alias: {
+    // polyfill process
+    process: 'unenv/runtime/node/process'
+  },
   vite: {
     define: {
       global: 'globalThis'
     },
     plugins: [
       nodePolyfills({
+        // global breaks on dev
         globals: {
           process: false,
           Buffer: false,
diff --git a/plugins/buffer.ts b/plugins/buffer.ts
index 579cd4f9a..d8efaffc4 100644
--- a/plugins/buffer.ts
+++ b/plugins/buffer.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { Buffer } from 'buffer'
+import process from 'node:process'
 
 globalThis.Buffer = Buffer
+globalThis.process = process
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin((_) => {
 })