diff --git a/dashboard/index.html b/dashboard/index.html
index 977b0bbaf..cff163d0f 100644
--- a/dashboard/index.html
+++ b/dashboard/index.html
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/timezones.js?%VITE_CACHE_ID%"></script>
 
   <!-- Main Application -->
+  <!-- for now we need this in a static non transformed index.js file -->
+  <script> window.VITE_CACHE_ID = '%VITE_CACHE_ID%' </script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/index.js?%VITE_CACHE_ID%"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/client.js?%VITE_CACHE_ID%"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript" src="/js/utils.js?%VITE_CACHE_ID%"></script>
diff --git a/dashboard/public/js/index.js b/dashboard/public/js/index.js
index 7a4f144d4..8ff16d063 100644
--- a/dashboard/public/js/index.js
+++ b/dashboard/public/js/index.js
@@ -48,72 +48,72 @@ app.config(['$routeProvider', function ($routeProvider) {
         redirectTo: '/apps'
     }).when('/users', {
         controller: 'UsersController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/users.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/users.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/user-directory', {
         controller: 'UserSettingsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/user-directory.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/user-directory.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/app/:appId/:view?', {
         controller: 'AppController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/app.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/app.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/appstore', {
         controller: 'AppStoreController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/appstore.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/appstore.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/appstore/:appId', {
         controller: 'AppStoreController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/appstore.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/appstore.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/apps', {
         controller: 'AppsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/apps.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/apps.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/profile', {
         controller: 'ProfileController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/profile.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/profile.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/backups', {
         controller: 'BackupsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/backups.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/backups.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/branding', {
         controller: 'BrandingController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/branding.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/branding.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/network', {
         controller: 'NetworkController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/network.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/network.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/domains', {
         controller: 'DomainsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/domains.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/domains.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/email', {
         controller: 'EmailsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/emails.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/emails.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/emails-eventlog', {
         controller: 'EmailsEventlogController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/emails-eventlog.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/emails-eventlog.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/emails-queue', {
         controller: 'EmailsQueueController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/emails-queue.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/emails-queue.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/email/:domain/:view?', {
         controller: 'EmailController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/email.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/email.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/notifications', {
         controller: 'NotificationsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/notifications.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/notifications.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/oidc', {
         redirectTo: '/user-directory'
     }).when('/settings', {
         controller: 'SettingsController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/settings.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/settings.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/eventlog', {
         controller: 'EventLogController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/eventlog.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/eventlog.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/support', {
         controller: 'SupportController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/support.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/support.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/system', {
         controller: 'SystemController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/system.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/system.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/services', {
         controller: 'ServicesController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/services.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/services.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).when('/volumes', {
         controller: 'VolumesController',
-        templateUrl: 'views/volumes.html?<%= revision %>'
+        templateUrl: 'views/volumes.html?' + window.VITE_CACHE_ID
     }).otherwise({ redirectTo: '/'});
 }]);