diff --git a/gbot.cmd b/gbot.cmd
index 2acfb338..3d335405 100644
--- a/gbot.cmd
+++ b/gbot.cmd
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ CALL npm install --silent
 :COMPILE
 IF EXIST dist goto ALLSET
 ECHO Compiling...
-CALL tsc
+CALL node_modules\.bin\tsc
 
 :ALLSET
 node boot.js
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6b82d3cf..79316c08 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "botserver",
-  "version": "1.3.0",
+  "version": "1.3.10",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -2652,6 +2652,25 @@
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-1.1.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-wFNHeBfIa1HaqFPIHgWbcz0CNhQ="
         },
+        "fetch-ponyfill": {
+          "version": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
+          "from": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
+          "requires": {
+            "fetch-cookie": "~0.6.0",
+            "node-fetch": "~1.7.1"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "fetch-cookie": {
+              "version": "0.6.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fetch-cookie/-/fetch-cookie-0.6.0.tgz",
+              "integrity": "sha1-T+xOQIzAAH9sBOVTYYr0s97jf2k=",
+              "requires": {
+                "es6-denodeify": "^0.1.1",
+                "tough-cookie": "^2.3.1"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "har-validator": {
           "version": "5.0.3",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/har-validator/-/har-validator-5.0.3.tgz",
@@ -2682,7 +2701,6 @@
             "@types/node-fetch": "^1.6.7",
             "@types/uuid": "^3.4.3",
             "fetch-cookie": "^0.7.0",
-            "fetch-ponyfill": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
             "form-data": "^2.3.2",
             "is-buffer": "^2.0.0",
             "is-stream": "^1.1.0",
@@ -2934,6 +2952,25 @@
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-deep-equal/-/fast-deep-equal-1.1.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-wFNHeBfIa1HaqFPIHgWbcz0CNhQ="
         },
+        "fetch-ponyfill": {
+          "version": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
+          "from": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
+          "requires": {
+            "fetch-cookie": "~0.6.0",
+            "node-fetch": "~1.7.1"
+          },
+          "dependencies": {
+            "fetch-cookie": {
+              "version": "0.6.0",
+              "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fetch-cookie/-/fetch-cookie-0.6.0.tgz",
+              "integrity": "sha1-T+xOQIzAAH9sBOVTYYr0s97jf2k=",
+              "requires": {
+                "es6-denodeify": "^0.1.1",
+                "tough-cookie": "^2.3.1"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
         "har-validator": {
           "version": "5.0.3",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/har-validator/-/har-validator-5.0.3.tgz",
@@ -2964,7 +3001,6 @@
             "@types/node-fetch": "^1.6.7",
             "@types/uuid": "^3.4.3",
             "fetch-cookie": "^0.7.0",
-            "fetch-ponyfill": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
             "form-data": "^2.3.2",
             "is-buffer": "^2.0.0",
             "is-stream": "^1.1.0",
@@ -6131,25 +6167,6 @@
         "tough-cookie": "^2.3.1"
       }
     },
-    "fetch-ponyfill": {
-      "version": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#136e6f8192bdb2aa0b7983f0b3b4361c357be9db",
-      "from": "github:amarzavery/fetch-ponyfill#master",
-      "requires": {
-        "fetch-cookie": "~0.6.0",
-        "node-fetch": "~1.7.1"
-      },
-      "dependencies": {
-        "fetch-cookie": {
-          "version": "0.6.0",
-          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fetch-cookie/-/fetch-cookie-0.6.0.tgz",
-          "integrity": "sha1-T+xOQIzAAH9sBOVTYYr0s97jf2k=",
-          "requires": {
-            "es6-denodeify": "^0.1.1",
-            "tough-cookie": "^2.3.1"
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    },
     "figures": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/figures/-/figures-2.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBCoreService.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBCoreService.ts
index c7b9454a..593da49a 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBCoreService.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBCoreService.ts
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ STORAGE_SYNC=true
     try {
       instances = await core.loadInstances();
       const instance = instances[0];
-      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
+      if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development' &&
+        GBConfigService.get('REVERSE_PROXY') === undefined) {
         GBLog.info(`Updating bot endpoint to local reverse proxy (ngrok)...`);
         try {
           await installationDeployer.updateBotProxy(
diff --git a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
index 578cea90..ebeab376 100644
--- a/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
+++ b/packages/core.gbapp/services/GBDeployer.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export class GBDeployer {
 
         WaitUntil()
           .interval(1000)
-          .times(10)
+          .times(5)
           .condition(cb => {
             GBLog.info(`Waiting for app package deployment...`);
             cb(appPackagesProcessed === gbappPackages.length);
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ export class GBDeployer {
           GBLog.info(`Compiling ${e}...`);
 
           try {
-            child_process.execSync(Path.join(e, 'node_modules/.bin/tsc'), { cwd: e });
+            child_process.execSync(Path.join(process.env.PWD, 'node_modules/.bin/tsc'), { cwd: e });
             import(e)
               .then(m => {
                 const p = new m.Package();
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index d5543eb8..e5f5df1a 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -97,10 +97,16 @@ export class GBServer {
           const conversationalService: GBConversationalService = new GBConversationalService(core);
 
           if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') {
-            // Ensure that local development proxy is setup.
+            const proxy = GBConfigService.get('REVERSE_PROXY');
+            if (proxy !== undefined) {
+              GBServer.globals.publicAddress = proxy;
+            }
+            else {
+              // Ensure that local development proxy is setup.
 
-            GBLog.info(`Establishing a development local proxy (ngrok)...`);
-            GBServer.globals.publicAddress = await core.ensureProxy(port);
+              GBLog.info(`Establishing a development local proxy (ngrok)...`);
+              GBServer.globals.publicAddress = await core.ensureProxy(port);
+            }
           } else {
             const serverAddress = `https://${process.env.WEBSITE_SITE_NAME}.azurewebsites.net`;
             GBLog.info(`Defining server address at ${serverAddress}...`);