diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts
index 7e5ef6acf..02df30736 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/(protected)/(outside-dashboard)/projects/actions.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 "use server";
 import { isRemoteDevelopmentEnvironmentEnabled } from "@/lib/remote-development-environment/env";
 
-async function getStackServerApp() {
+async function getServerApp() {
   if (isRemoteDevelopmentEnvironmentEnabled()) {
     throw new Error("Team invitation management is not available in the remote development environment dashboard.");
   }
-  return (await import("@/stack/server")).stackServerApp;
+  return (await import("@/stack/server")).getStackServerApp();
 }
 
 export async function revokeInvitation(teamId: string, invitationId: string) {
   "use server";
-  const stackServerApp = await getStackServerApp();
+  const stackServerApp = await getServerApp();
   const user = await stackServerApp.getUser();
   const team = await user?.getTeam(teamId);
   if (!team) {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export async function revokeInvitation(teamId: string, invitationId: string) {
 }
 
 export async function listInvitations(teamId: string) {
-  const stackServerApp = await getStackServerApp();
+  const stackServerApp = await getServerApp();
   const user = await stackServerApp.getUser();
   const team = await user?.getTeam(teamId);
   if (!team) {
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function listInvitations(teamId: string) {
 }
 
 export async function inviteUser(teamId: string, email: string, origin: string) {
-  const stackServerApp = await getStackServerApp();
+  const stackServerApp = await getServerApp();
   const callbackUrl = new URL(stackServerApp.urls.teamInvitation, origin).toString();
   const user = await stackServerApp.getUser();
   const team = await user?.getTeam(teamId);
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/featurebase/sso/page.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/featurebase/sso/page.tsx
index 84463e98c..a47197137 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/featurebase/sso/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/featurebase/sso/page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { stackServerApp } from "@/stack/server";
+import { getStackServerApp } from "@/stack/server";
 import { getEnvVariable } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/env";
 import { getOrCreateFeaturebaseUser } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/featurebase";
 import { urlString } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/urls";
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export default async function FeaturebaseSSO({
     return <div>Missing return_to parameter. Please go back and try again.</div>;
   }
 
-  const user = await stackServerApp.getUser();
+  const user = await getStackServerApp().getUser();
   if (!user) {
     redirect(urlString`/handler/sign-in?after_auth_return_to=${urlString`/integrations/featurebase/sso?return_to=${returnTo}`}`);
   }
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/oauth-confirm-page.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/oauth-confirm-page.tsx
index dc53deee6..3c635138e 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/oauth-confirm-page.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/(main)/integrations/oauth-confirm-page.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { stackServerApp } from "@/stack/server";
+import { getStackServerApp } from "@/stack/server";
 import { getEnvVariable } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/env";
 import { StackAssertionError } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/errors";
 import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export default async function IntegrationConfirmPage(props: {
   const onContinue = async (options: { projectId: string, projectName?: string }) => {
     "use server";
 
-    const user = await stackServerApp.getUser();
+    const user = await getStackServerApp().getUser();
     if (!user) {
       return { error: "unauthorized" };
     }
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx
index 81a4e53c7..0fae3c442 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ import '../polyfills';
 import './globals.css';
 import { LayoutClient } from './layout-client';
 
+const apiUrl = getPublicEnvVar('NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL');
+
 export const metadata: Metadata = {
-  metadataBase: new URL(getPublicEnvVar('NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL') || ''),
+  ...apiUrl ? { metadataBase: new URL(apiUrl) } : {},
   title: {
     default: 'Stack Auth Dashboard',
     template: '%s | Stack Auth',
@@ -23,12 +25,12 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   openGraph: {
     title: 'Stack Auth Dashboard',
     description: 'Stack Auth is the open-source Auth0 alternative, and the fastest way to add authentication to your web app.',
-    images: [`${getPublicEnvVar('NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL')}/open-graph-image.png`]
+    ...apiUrl ? { images: [`${apiUrl}/open-graph-image.png`] } : {},
   },
   twitter: {
     title: 'Stack Auth Dashboard',
     description: 'Stack Auth is the open-source Auth0 alternative, and the fastest way to add authentication to your web app.',
-    images: [`${getPublicEnvVar('NEXT_PUBLIC_STACK_API_URL')}/open-graph-image.png`]
+    ...apiUrl ? { images: [`${apiUrl}/open-graph-image.png`] } : {},
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/stack/server.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/stack/server.tsx
index 0e67eeaf6..2185c2ac0 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/stack/server.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/stack/server.tsx
@@ -5,10 +5,17 @@ import { StackServerApp } from "@stackframe/stack";
 import { StackAssertionError } from "@stackframe/stack-shared/dist/utils/errors";
 import { stackClientApp } from "./client";
 
-if (isRemoteDevelopmentEnvironmentEnabled()) {
-  throw new StackAssertionError("stackServerApp is not available in the local remote development environment dashboard.");
-}
+type InternalServerApp = StackServerApp<true, "internal">;
+let _stackServerApp: InternalServerApp | undefined;
 
-export const stackServerApp = new StackServerApp({
-  inheritsFrom: stackClientApp,
-});
+export function getStackServerApp(): InternalServerApp {
+  if (!_stackServerApp) {
+    if (isRemoteDevelopmentEnvironmentEnabled()) {
+      throw new StackAssertionError("stackServerApp is not available in the local remote development environment dashboard.");
+    }
+    _stackServerApp = new StackServerApp({
+      inheritsFrom: stackClientApp,
+    });
+  }
+  return _stackServerApp;
+}
diff --git a/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/whoami.ts b/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/whoami.ts
index df4daee94..ec19e238b 100644
--- a/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/whoami.ts
+++ b/packages/stack-cli/src/commands/whoami.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function registerWhoamiCommand(program: Command) {
     .description("Show the currently logged-in Stack Auth CLI user")
     .action(async () => {
       const flags = program.opts();
-      const auth = resolveSessionAuth(flags);
+      const auth = resolveSessionAuth();
       const user = await getInternalUser(auth);
       const teams = await user.listTeams();