diff --git a/crates/radicle-tauri/Cargo.toml b/crates/radicle-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 2040ebf64..b930243ae 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/radicle-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -45,3 +45,4 @@ default = ["custom-protocol"]
 # this feature is used for production builds where `devPath` points to the filesystem
 # DO NOT remove this
 custom-protocol = ["tauri/custom-protocol"]
+devtools = ["tauri/devtools"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b6202d1af..aab062228 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "vite",
-    "dev": "npx tauri dev -- --profile dev-without-assertions",
+    "dev": "npx tauri dev -- --profile dev-without-assertions --features devtools",
     "start:http": "cargo run --manifest-path ./crates/test-http-api/Cargo.toml",
     "build": "vite build && scripts/copy-katex-assets && scripts/install-twemoji-assets",
     "build:http": "cargo build --manifest-path ./crates/test-http-api/Cargo.toml",