diff --git a/src/bundler.zig b/src/bundler.zig
index 489af2db46..57909a49ef 100644
--- a/src/bundler.zig
+++ b/src/bundler.zig
@@ -311,12 +311,9 @@ pub const Bundler = struct {
         // Resolving a public file has special behavior
         if (bundler.options.public_dir_enabled) {
             // On Windows, we don't keep the directory handle open forever because Windows doesn't like that.
-            const public_dir: std.fs.Dir = bundler.options.public_dir_handle orelse std.fs.openDirAbsolute(resolve_path.normalizeAndJoin(
-                bundler.fs.top_level_dir,
-                .auto,
-                bundler.options.public_dir,
-            ), .{}) catch |err| {
+            const public_dir: std.fs.Dir = bundler.options.public_dir_handle orelse std.fs.openDirAbsolute(bundler.options.public_dir, .{}) catch |err| {
                 log.addErrorFmt(null, logger.Loc.Empty, allocator, "Opening public directory failed: {s}", .{@errorName(err)}) catch unreachable;
+                Output.printErrorln("Opening public directory failed: {s}", .{@errorName(err)});
                 bundler.options.public_dir_enabled = false;
                 return error.PublicDirError;
             };
diff --git a/src/cli.zig b/src/cli.zig
index e3c9fa1862..e24d257b93 100644
--- a/src/cli.zig
+++ b/src/cli.zig
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ pub const Cli = struct {
             var react_fast_refresh = args.flag("--react-fast-refresh");
             var main_fields = args.options("--main-fields");
 
-            comptime const PlatformMatcher = strings.ExactSizeMatcher(8);
-            comptime const ResoveMatcher = strings.ExactSizeMatcher(8);
+            const PlatformMatcher = strings.ExactSizeMatcher(8);
+            const ResoveMatcher = strings.ExactSizeMatcher(8);
 
             var resolve = Api.ResolveMode.lazy;
             if (args.option("--resolve")) |_resolve| {
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ pub const Cli = struct {
 
         if (args.serve orelse false) {
             try Server.start(allocator, args);
+
             return;
         }