diff --git a/presets/laravel+octane/config.yml b/presets/laravel+octane/config.yml
index 27c3aca7..59f1f5db 100644
--- a/presets/laravel+octane/config.yml
+++ b/presets/laravel+octane/config.yml
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ preset:
                 dst: kool.yml
               - recipe: php-8.2-roadrunner
 
-  - name: 'Customize Database, Cache and Node Package Manager'
+  - name: 'Use NPM and install dependencies'
+    actions:
+      - recipe: npm-laravel
+      - scripts:
+        - kool run npm install --save-dev chokidar
+
+  - name: 'Customize Database and Cache'
     actions:
       - recipe: pick-db
       - recipe: pick-cache
-      - recipe: pick-laravel-node
diff --git a/templates/app/php82-roadrunner.yml b/templates/app/php82-roadrunner.yml
index 76dc3abc..7f83dae5 100644
--- a/templates/app/php82-roadrunner.yml
+++ b/templates/app/php82-roadrunner.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 services:
   app:
     image: kooldev/php:8.2-nginx
-    command: php artisan octane:start --server=roadrunner --host=0.0.0.0 --rpc-port=6001 --port=80
+    command: php artisan octane:start --server=roadrunner --host=0.0.0.0 --rpc-port=6001 --port=80 --watch --poll
     ports:
       - "${KOOL_APP_PORT:-80}:80"
     environment:
diff --git a/templates/app/php82-swoole.yml b/templates/app/php82-swoole.yml
index 553903d2..bb0a9f0b 100644
--- a/templates/app/php82-swoole.yml
+++ b/templates/app/php82-swoole.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 services:
   app:
     image: kooldev/php:8.2-nginx-swoole
-    command: php artisan octane:start --server=swoole --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80
+    command: php artisan octane:start --server=swoole --host=0.0.0.0 --port=80 --watch --poll
     ports:
       - "${KOOL_APP_PORT:-80}:80"
     environment: