diff --git a/backend/Cargo.lock b/backend/Cargo.lock
index eb243435c9..a5eb9a0965 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.lock
+++ b/backend/Cargo.lock
@@ -14706,6 +14706,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "urlencoding",
  "uuid 1.16.0",
+ "winapi",
  "windmill-audit",
  "windmill-common",
  "windmill-git-sync",
diff --git a/backend/Cargo.toml b/backend/Cargo.toml
index d69ba61f7f..f07ef205fb 100644
--- a/backend/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/Cargo.toml
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ windmill-api-client.workspace = true
 deno_core = { workspace = true, features = ["include_js_files_for_snapshotting", "unsafe_use_unprotected_platform"] }
 
 
-
 [workspace.dependencies]
 windmill-api = { path = "./windmill-api", default-features = false  }
 windmill-queue = { path = "./windmill-queue" }
@@ -232,6 +231,10 @@ deno_runtime = { version = "0.198.0", features = ["transpile"] }
 deno_telemetry = "0.12.0"
 deno_error = "=0.5.5"
 
+# TODO: remove once deno fixes the issue on their end
+# https://github.com/denoland/deno/issues/28557
+winapi = { version = "0.3.9", features = ["sysinfoapi"] }
+
 swc_common = "=0.37.5"
 swc_ecma_parser = "=0.149.1"
 swc_ecma_ast = "=0.118.2"
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml b/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml
index f216dab35b..291e92c2df 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ flow_testing = []
 cloud = []
 sqlx = []
 deno_core = ["dep:deno_fetch", "dep:deno_webidl", "dep:deno_web", "dep:deno_net", "dep:deno_console", "dep:deno_url", "dep:deno_core",
-    "dep:deno_ast", "dep:deno_tls", "dep:deno_permissions", "dep:deno_io", "dep:deno_runtime", "dep:deno_telemetry", "dep:deno_error"]
+    "dep:deno_ast", "dep:deno_tls", "dep:deno_permissions", "dep:deno_io", "dep:deno_runtime", "dep:deno_telemetry", "dep:deno_error", "dep:winapi"]
 otel = ["windmill-common/otel", "dep:opentelemetry"]
 dind = ["dep:bollard"]
 php = ["dep:windmill-parser-php"]
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ object_store = { workspace = true, optional = true}
 convert_case.workspace = true
 yaml-rust.workspace = true
 backon.workspace = true
+winapi = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 opentelemetry = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 bollard = { workspace = true, optional = true }
@@ -125,4 +126,5 @@ deno_tls = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 deno_permissions = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 deno_io = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 deno_runtime = { workspace = true, optional = true }
-deno_telemetry = { workspace = true, optional = true }
\ No newline at end of file
+deno_telemetry = { workspace = true, optional = true }
+winapi = { workspace = true, optional = true }
\ No newline at end of file