diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 81b02565..afec5a63 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -63,4 +63,4 @@ ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV NODE_PATH=.
 
 USER node
-CMD [ "dumb-init", "node", "/home/node/app/src/server.js" ]
+CMD ["dumb-init", "node", "--experimental-loader", "newrelic/esm-loader.mjs", "-r", "newrelic", "/home/node/app/src/server.js"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffd82fc5..8b70f79c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
         "start:dev": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsx --env-file=.env src/server.ts",
         "start:dev:watch": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development tsx watch --env-file=.env src/server.ts",
         "start:prod": "tsc && cross-env NODE_ENV=production node --env-file-if-exists=.env dist/src/server.js",
+        "start:prod:newrelic": "tsc && cross-env NODE_ENV=production node --experimental-loader newrelic/esm-loader.mjs -r newrelic --env-file-if-exists=.env dist/src/server.js",
         "free-ports": "npx cross-port-killer 3000"
     },
     "keywords": [],
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index 46e42e98..e8a39587 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-if (process.env.NEW_RELIC_ENABLED !== 'false') {
-  await import('newrelic')
-}
-
 import { getApp } from './app.js'
-import type { Config } from './infrastructure/config.js'
 import { getConfig, isProduction } from './infrastructure/config.js'
 import {
   executeAndHandleGlobalErrors,
@@ -13,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 
 async function start() {
   globalLogger.info('Starting application...')
-  const config = executeAndHandleGlobalErrors<Config>(getConfig)
+  const config = executeAndHandleGlobalErrors(getConfig)
   const app = await getApp({
     enableMetrics: isProduction(),
   })