diff --git a/api/migrate.ts b/api/migrate.ts
index 6daaea4..dc6d655 100644
--- a/api/migrate.ts
+++ b/api/migrate.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from 'next/server';
 import { Pool } from 'pg';
-import cardsData from '../src/data/cards.json';
+
+// Use require for JSON import to avoid module issues
+const cardsData = require('../src/data/cards.json');
 
 // Create PostgreSQL connection pool
 const pool = new Pool({
diff --git a/api/tsconfig.json b/api/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18603cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "target": "ES2020",
+    "module": "CommonJS",
+    "moduleResolution": "node",
+    "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true,
+    "strict": true,
+    "skipLibCheck": true,
+    "forceConsistentCasingInFileNames": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
+    "declaration": false,
+    "outDir": "./dist"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "**/*.ts"
+  ],
+  "exclude": [
+    "node_modules",
+    "dist"
+  ]
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vercel.json b/vercel.json
index a024fa7..be81e47 100644
--- a/vercel.json
+++ b/vercel.json
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
   ],
   "functions": {
     "api/**/*.ts": {
-      "runtime": "@vercel/node@3.0.7"
+      "runtime": "@vercel/node@3.2.0"
     }
-  }
+  },
+  "buildCommand": "npm run build"
 }