diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 84b0fdcae..ea0af424a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ jobs:
       run: echo "BRANCH_NAME=$(echo ${GITHUB_HEAD_REF} | tr / -)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - run: echo "BRANCH_NAME_URL=$(echo ${{ env.BRANCH_NAME }} | tr / - | tr _ -)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Get build info
-      run: echo "BUILD_INFO={'tag':'$(git describe --always --tags)', 'url':'https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/commit/$(git rev-parse HEAD)', 'timestamp':'$(date)', 'branch':'${{github.repository}}/${{env.BRANCH_NAME}}'}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      run: echo "BUILD_INFO={\"tag\":\"$(git describe --always --tags)\", \"url\":\"https://github.com/${{github.repository}}/commit/$(git rev-parse HEAD)\", \"timestamp\":\"$(date)\", \"branch\":\"${{github.repository}}/${{env.BRANCH_NAME}}\"}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
     - name: Write build info
       run: echo ${{ env.BUILD_INFO }} >> src/version.json
       shell: bash
     - name: Build client bundles
-      run: node ./config/esbuild-cli.js --config=min --no-typecheck --define STATE_SERVERS=$(cat config/state_servers.json | tr -d " \t\n\r") --define NEUROGLANCER_BUILD_INFO="${{ env.BUILD_INFO }}"
+      run: node ./config/esbuild-cli.js --config=min --no-typecheck --define STATE_SERVERS=$(cat config/state_servers.json | tr -d " \t\n\r") --define NEUROGLANCER_BUILD_INFO='${{ env.BUILD_INFO }}'
     - run: cp -r ./dist/min appengine/frontend/static/
     - name: start deployment
       uses: bobheadxi/deployments@v1
diff --git a/config/esbuild.js b/config/esbuild.js
index b0715e467..a571cfb5c 100644
--- a/config/esbuild.js
+++ b/config/esbuild.js
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
     if (this.define.NEUROGLANCER_BUILD_INFO) {
       await fs.promises.writeFile(path.resolve(this.outDir, 'version.json'), this.define.NEUROGLANCER_BUILD_INFO);
     }
-    if (this.define.STATE_SERVERS) {
-      await fs.promises.writeFile(path.resolve(this.outDir, 'state_servers.json'), this.define.STATE_SERVERS);
-    }
   }
 
   getBaseEsbuildConfig() {