diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/plausible/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/plausible/default.nix
index c93f01fa8f5b..999fe57b5044 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/plausible/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/plausible/default.nix
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ beamPackages.mixRelease {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ nodejs ];
 
+  # https://github.com/whitfin/cachex/issues/205
+  stripDebug = false;
+
   passthru = {
     tests = { inherit (nixosTests) plausible; };
     updateScript = ./update.sh;
   };
 
   postBuild = ''
+    export HOME=$TMPDIR
     export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider # required for webpack compatibility with OpenSSL 3 (https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/14532)
     ln -sf ${yarnDeps}/node_modules assets/node_modules
     npm run deploy --prefix ./assets
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c475a781e22d..ecf308dc1fd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3573,7 +3573,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   play-with-mpv = callPackage ../tools/video/play-with-mpv { };
 
-  plausible = callPackage ../servers/web-apps/plausible { };
+  plausible = callPackage ../servers/web-apps/plausible { nodejs = nodejs-16_x; };
 
   pam-reattach = callPackage ../os-specific/darwin/pam-reattach { };