diff --git a/app.d.ts b/app.d.ts
index 0dd47f8f..6a16f7b4 100644
--- a/app.d.ts
+++ b/app.d.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-import './helpers/polyfills.js';
 export declare const app: import("express-serve-static-core").Express;
 export default app;
diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index dda4e5c9..1616f5e6 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import './helpers/polyfills.js';
+import { applyPolyfills } from './helpers/polyfills.js';
 import createError from 'http-errors';
 import express from 'express';
 import compression from 'compression';
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import { getSafeRedirectURL } from './helpers/functions.authentication.js';
 import debug from 'debug';
 import { useTestDatabases } from './data/databasePaths.js';
 const debugApp = debug('lot-occupancy-system:app');
+applyPolyfills();
 databaseInitializer.initializeDatabase();
 const _dirname = '.';
 export const app = express();
diff --git a/app.ts b/app.ts
index c680ffec..d91c8cc4 100644
--- a/app.ts
+++ b/app.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import './helpers/polyfills.js'
+import { applyPolyfills } from './helpers/polyfills.js'
 
 import createError from 'http-errors'
 import express, { type RequestHandler } from 'express'
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ import debug from 'debug'
 import { useTestDatabases } from './data/databasePaths.js'
 const debugApp = debug('lot-occupancy-system:app')
 
+/*
+ * Apply Polyfills
+ */
+
+applyPolyfills()
+
 /*
  * INITIALIZE THE DATABASE
  */
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.d.ts b/helpers/functions.api.d.ts
index 1440191d..d5f58abc 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.d.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import './polyfills.js';
 import type * as recordTypes from '../types/recordTypes';
 export declare function regenerateApiKey(userName: string): Promise<void>;
 export declare function getApiKey(userName: string): Promise<string>;
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.js b/helpers/functions.api.js
index 62576861..9d9f13b0 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-import './polyfills.js';
+import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js';
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 import Debug from 'debug';
 const debug = Debug('lot-occupancy-system:functions.api');
+applyPolyfills();
 const apiKeyPath = 'data/apiKeys.json';
 let apiKeys;
 async function loadApiKeys() {
diff --git a/helpers/functions.api.ts b/helpers/functions.api.ts
index 82de8605..69229691 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.api.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import './polyfills.js'
+import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js'
 
 import fs from 'node:fs/promises'
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid'
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import type * as recordTypes from '../types/recordTypes'
 
 const debug = Debug('lot-occupancy-system:functions.api')
 
+applyPolyfills()
+
 const apiKeyPath = 'data/apiKeys.json'
 let apiKeys: Record<string, string>
 
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.d.ts b/helpers/functions.config.d.ts
index 4cf0b800..19a15081 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.d.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import './polyfills.js';
 import type * as configTypes from '../types/configTypes';
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: 'application.applicationName'): string;
 export declare function getProperty(propertyName: 'application.logoURL'): string;
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.js b/helpers/functions.config.js
index 085d4cf4..03ccdd62 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.js
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import './polyfills.js';
+import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js';
 import { config } from '../data/config.js';
+applyPolyfills();
 const configFallbackValues = new Map();
 configFallbackValues.set('application.applicationName', 'Lot Occupancy System');
 configFallbackValues.set('application.backgroundURL', '/images/cemetery-background.jpg');
diff --git a/helpers/functions.config.ts b/helpers/functions.config.ts
index cd44da9c..8633616e 100644
--- a/helpers/functions.config.ts
+++ b/helpers/functions.config.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/indent, node/no-unpublished-import */
 
-import './polyfills.js'
+import { applyPolyfills } from './polyfills.js'
 
 import { config } from '../data/config.js'
 
 import type * as configTypes from '../types/configTypes'
 
+applyPolyfills()
+
 /*
  * SET UP FALLBACK VALUES
  */
diff --git a/helpers/polyfills.d.ts b/helpers/polyfills.d.ts
index cb0ff5c3..9ecbea09 100644
--- a/helpers/polyfills.d.ts
+++ b/helpers/polyfills.d.ts
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-export {};
+export declare function applyPolyfills(): void;
+export default applyPolyfills;
diff --git a/helpers/polyfills.js b/helpers/polyfills.js
index a68cf564..e0fb7022 100644
--- a/helpers/polyfills.js
+++ b/helpers/polyfills.js
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import Debug from 'debug';
 const debug = Debug('lot-occupancy-system:polyfills');
-if (Object.hasOwn === undefined) {
-    debug('Applying Object.hasOwn(o, v) polyfill');
-    Object.hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call;
+export function applyPolyfills() {
+    if (Object.hasOwn === undefined) {
+        debug('Applying Object.hasOwn(o, v) polyfill');
+        Object.hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call;
+    }
 }
+applyPolyfills();
+export default applyPolyfills;
diff --git a/helpers/polyfills.ts b/helpers/polyfills.ts
index d353f12e..5fb21523 100644
--- a/helpers/polyfills.ts
+++ b/helpers/polyfills.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import Debug from 'debug'
 const debug = Debug('lot-occupancy-system:polyfills')
 
-if (Object.hasOwn === undefined) {
-  debug('Applying Object.hasOwn(o, v) polyfill')
-  Object.hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call
+export function applyPolyfills(): void {
+  if (Object.hasOwn === undefined) {
+    debug('Applying Object.hasOwn(o, v) polyfill')
+    Object.hasOwn = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call
+  }
 }
+
+applyPolyfills()
+
+export default applyPolyfills