diff --git a/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json b/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/auth/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json b/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json
index 02523c613..4d4567cdf 100644
--- a/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/custom-server/nodemon.json
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   "watch": ["server.ts"],
-  "exec": "ts-node --project tsconfig.server.json src/server.ts",
-  "ext": "js ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node --project tsconfig.server.json src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "ext": "js ts",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json b/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/draft-preview/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/email/nodemon.json b/examples/email/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/email/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/email/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/form-builder/payload/nodemon.json b/examples/form-builder/payload/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/form-builder/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/form-builder/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json b/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/multi-tenant/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/redirects/payload/nodemon.json b/examples/redirects/payload/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/redirects/payload/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/redirects/payload/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json b/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/virtual-fields/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }
diff --git a/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json b/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json
index ed1a1850d..43ca91709 100644
--- a/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json
+++ b/examples/whitelabel/nodemon.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "ext": "ts",
-  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts"
+  "exec": "ts-node src/server.ts -- -I",
+  "stdin": false
 }