diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index c1e386c..13911f3 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2025-12-04 - 6.8.1 - fix(web_serviceworker)
+Move service worker initialization to init.ts and remove exports from service worker entrypoint to avoid ESM bundle output
+
+- Remove exports from ts_web_serviceworker/index.ts so the service worker entrypoint does not export symbols (prevents tsbundle from producing ESM output).
+- Add ts_web_serviceworker/init.ts which initializes the ServiceWorker instance and exports getServiceWorkerInstance() for internal imports.
+- Update ts_web_serviceworker/classes.dashboard.ts to import getServiceWorkerInstance from init.ts instead of index.ts.
+
 ## 2025-12-04 - 6.8.0 - feat(swdash)
 Add SW-Dash (Lit-based service worker dashboard), bundle & serve it; improve servertools and static handlers
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index aee7939..b413903 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@api.global/typedserver',
-  version: '6.8.0',
+  version: '6.8.1',
   description: 'A TypeScript-based project for easy serving of static files with support for live reloading, compression, and typed requests.'
 }
diff --git a/ts_web_serviceworker/classes.dashboard.ts b/ts_web_serviceworker/classes.dashboard.ts
index de6a31e..46a26e4 100644
--- a/ts_web_serviceworker/classes.dashboard.ts
+++ b/ts_web_serviceworker/classes.dashboard.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { getMetricsCollector } from './classes.metrics.js';
-import { getServiceWorkerInstance } from './index.js';
+import { getServiceWorkerInstance } from './init.js';
 import * as interfaces from './env.js';
 
 /**
diff --git a/ts_web_serviceworker/index.ts b/ts_web_serviceworker/index.ts
index 14a622a..c98daba 100644
--- a/ts_web_serviceworker/index.ts
+++ b/ts_web_serviceworker/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
-// TypeScript declatations
-import * as env from './env.js';
-declare var self: env.ServiceWindow;
-
-import { ServiceWorker } from './classes.serviceworker.js';
-
-const sw = new ServiceWorker(self);
-
-// Export getter for service worker instance (used by dashboard for TypedSocket access)
-export const getServiceWorkerInstance = (): ServiceWorker => sw;
+// Service worker entry point - NO EXPORTS here!
+// Exports at entry point cause tsbundle to output ESM format which service workers can't use.
+// The actual initialization happens in init.ts which other modules can import from.
+import './init.js';
diff --git a/ts_web_serviceworker/init.ts b/ts_web_serviceworker/init.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd96ada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_web_serviceworker/init.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Service worker initialization - creates and exports the SW instance
+// Other modules in the bundle can import from here
+import * as env from './env.js';
+declare var self: env.ServiceWindow;
+
+import { ServiceWorker } from './classes.serviceworker.js';
+
+const sw = new ServiceWorker(self);
+
+export const getServiceWorkerInstance = (): ServiceWorker => sw;