diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/alpine.js b/app/javascript/packs/alpine.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad97b23a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/alpine.js
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import Alpine from 'alpinejs';
+import morph from '@alpinejs/morph';
+
+window.Alpine = Alpine;
+Alpine.plugin(morph);
+Alpine.start();
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/application.js b/app/javascript/packs/application.js
index b4e1cc6a0..0edbd8fb3 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/application.js
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/application.js
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ require('@rails/ujs').start();
 require('hammerjs');
 require('jquery-hotkeys');
 import morphdom from 'morphdom';
-import Alpine from 'alpinejs';
-import morph from '@alpinejs/morph';
 
 // should start looking for nodejs replacements
 importAll(require.context('../vendor', true, /\.js$/));
@@ -95,8 +93,4 @@ Danbooru.error = Utility.error;
 window.$ = jQuery;
 window.jQuery = jQuery;
 window.morphdom = morphdom;
-window.Alpine = Alpine;
 window.Danbooru = Danbooru;
-
-Alpine.plugin(morph);
-Alpine.start();
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
index 6b9e08b43..fe035f1fb 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/default.html.erb
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
 
   <%# XXX hack to only load Ruffle on Flash posts %>
   <% if controller_name == "posts" && action_name == "show" && @post&.is_flash? %>
-    <%= javascript_pack_tag "application", "flash", defer: false %>
+    <%= javascript_pack_tag "application", "alpine", "flash", defer: false %>
   <% else %>
-    <%= javascript_pack_tag "application", defer: false %>
+    <%= javascript_pack_tag "application", "alpine", defer: false %>
   <% end %>
 
   <%= stylesheet_pack_tag "application" %>