diff --git a/.eslintrc.yml b/.eslintrc.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc17901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.eslintrc.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+extends: eslint:recommended
+env:
+  node: true
+  commonjs: true
+  jest: true
+  es2021: true
+parserOptions:
+  ecmaVersion: latest
+rules: {}
diff --git a/cds-plugin.js b/cds-plugin.js
index d247fed..1580b8f 100644
--- a/cds-plugin.js
+++ b/cds-plugin.js
@@ -1,24 +1,28 @@
-const cds = require("@sap/cds");
-const build = require('@sap/cds-dk/lib/build')
-const { validateNotificationTypes, readFile } = require("./lib/utils");
-const { createNotificationTypesMap } = require("./lib/notificationTypes");
-const { setGlobalLogLevel } = require("@sap-cloud-sdk/util");
+const cds = require("@sap/cds/lib");
 
-// register build plugin
-build.register('notifications', { impl: '@cap-js/notifications/lib/build', description: 'Notifications build plugin', taskDefaults: { src: cds.env.folders.srv } });
+if (cds.cli.command === "build") {
+  // register build plugin
+  const build = require('@sap/cds-dk/lib/build')
+  build.register('notifications', {
+    impl: '@cap-js/notifications/lib/build',
+    description: 'Notifications build plugin',
+    taskDefaults: { src: cds.env.folders.srv }
+  })
+}
 
-cds.once("served", async () => {
-  setGlobalLogLevel("error");
-  const profiles = cds.env.profiles ?? [];
-  const production = profiles.includes("production");
+else cds.once("served", async () => {
+  const { validateNotificationTypes, readFile } = require("./lib/utils");
+  const { createNotificationTypesMap } = require("./lib/notificationTypes");
+  const production = cds.env.profiles?.includes("production");
 
   // read notification types
   const notificationTypes = readFile(cds.env.requires?.notifications?.types);
-
   if (validateNotificationTypes(notificationTypes)) {
     if (!production) {
       const notificationTypesMap = createNotificationTypesMap(notificationTypes, true);
       cds.notifications = { local: { types: notificationTypesMap } };
     }
   }
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  require("@sap-cloud-sdk/util").setGlobalLogLevel("error")
+})
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index 6cc2dfc..3686759 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // FIXME: should not be necessary
-process.env.CDS_ENV = 'better-sqlite'
 
 const config = {
   testTimeout: 42222,
diff --git a/lib/notificationTypes.js b/lib/notificationTypes.js
index aeac40a..2b00b18 100644
--- a/lib/notificationTypes.js
+++ b/lib/notificationTypes.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const { executeHttpRequest } = require("@sap-cloud-sdk/http-client");
 const { buildHeadersForDestination } = require("@sap-cloud-sdk/connectivity");
 const { getNotificationDestination, getPrefix, getNotificationTypesKeyWithPrefix } = require("./utils");
-const _ = require("lodash");
 const NOTIFICATION_TYPES_API_ENDPOINT = "v2/NotificationType.svc";
 const cds = require("@sap/cds");
 const LOG = cds.log('notifications');
@@ -135,14 +134,14 @@ function _createChannelsMap(channels) {
 }
 
 function areDeliveryChannelsEqual(oldChannels, newChannels) {
-  if (_.size(oldChannels) !== _.size(newChannels)) {
+  if (oldChannels.length !== newChannels.length) {
     return false;
   }
 
   const oldChannelsMap = _createChannelsMap(oldChannels);
   const newChannelsMap = _createChannelsMap(newChannels);
 
-  for (type of Object.keys(oldChannelsMap)) {
+  for (let type of Object.keys(oldChannelsMap)) {
     if (!(type in newChannelsMap)) return false;
 
     const oldChannel = oldChannelsMap[type];
@@ -173,7 +172,7 @@ function isActionEqual(oldAction, newAction) {
 }
 
 function areActionsEqual(oldActions, newActions) {
-  if (_.size(oldActions) !== _.size(newActions)) {
+  if (oldActions.length !== newActions.length) {
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ function isTemplateEqual(oldTemplate, newTemplate) {
 }
 
 function areTemplatesEqual(oldTemplates, newTemplates) {
-  if (_.size(oldTemplates) !== _.size(newTemplates)) {
+  if (oldTemplates.length !== newTemplates.length) {
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index e4c161f..8390937 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const messages = {
 };
 
 function validateNotificationTypes(notificationTypes) {
-  for(notificationType of notificationTypes){
+  for(let notificationType of notificationTypes){
     if (!("NotificationTypeKey" in notificationType)) {
       LOG._warn && LOG.warn(messages.INVALID_NOTIFICATION_TYPES);
       return false;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f22a471..c8887bb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,10 +16,9 @@
     "@sap/cds-dk": "^7.3.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sap-cloud-sdk/connectivity": "3.5.0",
-    "@sap-cloud-sdk/http-client": "3.5.0",
-    "@sap-cloud-sdk/util": "3.5.0",
-    "lodash": "4.17.21"
+    "@sap-cloud-sdk/connectivity": "^3.5.0",
+    "@sap-cloud-sdk/http-client": "^3.5.0",
+    "@sap-cloud-sdk/util": "^3.5.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
diff --git a/srv/notifyToRest.js b/srv/notifyToRest.js
index dcc5394..aa33316 100644
--- a/srv/notifyToRest.js
+++ b/srv/notifyToRest.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const NotificationService = require("./service")
 const { buildHeadersForDestination } = require("@sap-cloud-sdk/connectivity");
 const { executeHttpRequest } = require("@sap-cloud-sdk/http-client");
 const { getNotificationDestination } = require("../lib/utils");
+const cds = require("@sap/cds");
 const LOG = cds.log('notifications');
 const NOTIFICATIONS_API_ENDPOINT = "v2/Notification.svc";
 
diff --git a/test/lib/content-deployment.test.js b/test/lib/content-deployment.test.js
index fc000da..b893b73 100644
--- a/test/lib/content-deployment.test.js
+++ b/test/lib/content-deployment.test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 // import required modules and functions
-const cds = require("@sap/cds");
 const { validateNotificationTypes, readFile } = require("../../lib/utils");
 const { processNotificationTypes } = require("../../lib/notificationTypes");
 const { setGlobalLogLevel } = require("@sap-cloud-sdk/util");