diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b93bbf2a64..4e82d1f0ec 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Examples: JS examples uses local ESM folder to replicate behaviour of js-waku publish package.
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - `TypeError` issue related to constructors using js-waku in a JS project
diff --git a/examples/min-react-js-chat/package-lock.json b/examples/min-react-js-chat/package-lock.json
index 5aacd78ae0..bba7a81807 100644
--- a/examples/min-react-js-chat/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/min-react-js-chat/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.11.4",
         "@testing-library/react": "^11.1.0",
         "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.1.10",
-        "js-waku": "../../build/main",
+        "js-waku": "../../build/esm",
         "protons": "^2.0.1",
         "react": "^17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
         "web-vitals": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
-    "../../build/main": {},
+    "../../build/esm": {},
+    "../../build/main": {
+      "extraneous": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.14.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.14.5.tgz",
@@ -12157,7 +12160,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/js-waku": {
-      "resolved": "../../build/main",
+      "resolved": "../../build/esm",
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
@@ -30850,7 +30853,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ=="
     },
     "js-waku": {
-      "version": "file:../../build/main"
+      "version": "file:../../build/esm"
     },
     "js-yaml": {
       "version": "3.14.1",
diff --git a/examples/min-react-js-chat/package.json b/examples/min-react-js-chat/package.json
index 26cb12d87b..6000399b7f 100644
--- a/examples/min-react-js-chat/package.json
+++ b/examples/min-react-js-chat/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.11.4",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.1.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.1.10",
-    "js-waku": "../../build/main",
+    "js-waku": "../../build/esm",
     "protons": "^2.0.1",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
diff --git a/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package-lock.json b/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package-lock.json
index 42c61d2ef2..f3900e0268 100644
--- a/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package-lock.json
+++ b/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package-lock.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.14.1",
         "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.7",
         "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.8.3",
-        "js-waku": "../../build/main",
+        "js-waku": "../../build/esm",
         "protons": "^2.0.1",
         "react": "^17.0.2",
         "react-dom": "^17.0.2",
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@
         "web-vitals": "^1.1.2"
       }
     },
-    "../../build/main": {},
+    "../../build/esm": {},
+    "../../build/main": {
+      "extraneous": true
+    },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.14.5",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@babel/code-frame/-/code-frame-7.14.5.tgz",
@@ -12158,7 +12161,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ=="
     },
     "node_modules/js-waku": {
-      "resolved": "../../build/main",
+      "resolved": "../../build/esm",
       "link": true
     },
     "node_modules/js-yaml": {
@@ -30857,7 +30860,7 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-RdJUflcE3cUzKiMqQgsCu06FPu9UdIJO0beYbPhHN4k6apgJtifcoCtT9bcxOpYBtpD2kCM6Sbzg4CausW/PKQ=="
     },
     "js-waku": {
-      "version": "file:../../build/main"
+      "version": "file:../../build/esm"
     },
     "js-yaml": {
       "version": "3.14.1",
diff --git a/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package.json b/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package.json
index 3283a720d9..323a636625 100644
--- a/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package.json
+++ b/examples/store-reactjs-chat/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     "@testing-library/jest-dom": "^5.14.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^11.2.7",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^12.8.3",
-    "js-waku": "../../build/main",
+    "js-waku": "../../build/esm",
     "protons": "^2.0.1",
     "react": "^17.0.2",
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2",