diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/babel.config.js b/compiler/apps/playground/babel.config.js
index 2e3c95919f..4db481cbec 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/babel.config.js
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/babel.config.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ module.exports = function (api) {
             {
               compilationMode: "infer",
               panicThreshold: "NONE",
+              enableUseMemoCachePolyfill: true,
             },
           ],
         ],
diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/next.config.js b/compiler/apps/playground/next.config.js
index 90c462e522..158fd80753 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/next.config.js
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/next.config.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 const MonacoWebpackPlugin = require("monaco-editor-webpack-plugin");
+const path = require("path");
 
 const nextConfig = {
   reactStrictMode: true,
@@ -25,13 +26,18 @@ const nextConfig = {
         }),
       );
     }
+
+    config.resolve.alias = {
+      ...config.resolve.alias,
+      "react-forget-runtime": path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        "../../packages/react-forget-runtime",
+      ),
+    };
+
     return config;
   },
-  // These aren't used by the playground, but turning it on forces nextjs to use
-  // experimental react which has the useMemoCache hook.
-  experimental: {
-    serverActions: true,
-  },
+
   transpilePackages: ["monaco-editor"],
 };
 
diff --git a/compiler/apps/playground/package.json b/compiler/apps/playground/package.json
index d81b217d77..af316e4b9e 100644
--- a/compiler/apps/playground/package.json
+++ b/compiler/apps/playground/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
     "prettier": "3.0.3",
     "pretty-format": "^29.3.1",
     "react": "18.2.0",
-    "react-dom": "18.2.0"
+    "react-dom": "18.2.0",
+    "react-forget-runtime": "*"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/node": "18.11.9",
diff --git a/compiler/package.json b/compiler/package.json
index 73e6e41e3f..a6eb7bc1d9 100644
--- a/compiler/package.json
+++ b/compiler/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "start": "yarn workspace playground run start",
     "next": "yarn workspace playground run dev",
     "build": "yarn workspaces run build",
-    "dev": "concurrently --kill-others -n compiler,playground \"yarn workspace babel-plugin-react-forget run build --watch\" \"yarn workspace playground run dev\"",
+    "dev": "concurrently --kill-others -n compiler,runtime,playground \"yarn workspace babel-plugin-react-forget run build --watch\" \"yarn workspace react-forget-runtime run build --watch\" \"yarn workspace playground run dev\"",
     "test": "yarn workspaces run test",
     "snap": "yarn workspace babel-plugin-react-forget run snap",
     "snap:build": "yarn workspace snap run build"
diff --git a/compiler/packages/react-forget-runtime/package.json b/compiler/packages/react-forget-runtime/package.json
index abe5098822..ec34a800ac 100644
--- a/compiler/packages/react-forget-runtime/package.json
+++ b/compiler/packages/react-forget-runtime/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   "version": "0.0.1",
   "description": "Runtime for React Forget",
   "license": "MIT",
+  "main": "dist/index.js",
   "files": [
     "src"
   ],