diff --git a/apps/photos/package.json b/apps/photos/package.json
index 9c0e7a3d1..dcfa5ff42 100644
--- a/apps/photos/package.json
+++ b/apps/photos/package.json
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@
         "albums": "next dev -p 3002"
     },
     "dependencies": {
+        "@/utils": "*",
         "@date-io/date-fns": "^2.14.0",
-        "@repo/ui": "*",
-        "@ente-io/utils": "*",
         "@mui/x-date-pickers": "^5.0.0-alpha.6",
+        "@repo/ui": "*",
         "@sentry/nextjs": "^7.77.0",
         "@stripe/stripe-js": "^1.13.2",
         "@tensorflow-models/coco-ssd": "^2.2.2",
diff --git a/apps/photos/src/pages/_app.tsx b/apps/photos/src/pages/_app.tsx
index 0805dbcf2..33b4470d7 100644
--- a/apps/photos/src/pages/_app.tsx
+++ b/apps/photos/src/pages/_app.tsx
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ import { PHOTOS_PAGES as PAGES } from '@ente/shared/constants/pages';
 import { getTheme } from '@ente/shared/themes';
 import { AppUpdateInfo } from '@ente/shared/electron/types';
 import DownloadManager from 'services/download';
-// import { sayHello } from '@ente-io/utils/hello';
-import { sayHello } from '@repo/ui/hello';
+import { sayHello } from '@/utils/hello';
+// import { sayHello } from '@repo/ui/hello';
 
 const redirectMap = new Map([
     [REDIRECTS.ROADMAP, getRoadmapRedirectURL],
diff --git a/packages/shared/next/next.config.base.js b/packages/shared/next/next.config.base.js
index d80c920be..1c2216667 100644
--- a/packages/shared/next/next.config.base.js
+++ b/packages/shared/next/next.config.base.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ const nextConfig = {
         },
     },
     transpilePackages: [
-        "@repo/ui",
-        '@ente-io/utils',
+        '@repo/ui',
+        '@/utils',
         '@mui/material',
         '@mui/system',
         '@mui/icons-material',
diff --git a/packages/utils/README.md b/packages/utils/README.md
index 717fe6776..9bccc5da0 100644
--- a/packages/utils/README.md
+++ b/packages/utils/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-### @ente-io/utils
+### @/utils
 
 Utility functions, types and assortments.
+
+> "Life is like a box of chocolates" - _Forrest Gump_
diff --git a/packages/utils/package.json b/packages/utils/package.json
index 22cac4b8c..3260068d6 100644
--- a/packages/utils/package.json
+++ b/packages/utils/package.json
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 {
-    "name": "@ente-io/utils",
+    "name": "@/utils",
     "version": "0.0.0",
     "private": true,
     "exports": {
-        "./hello": "./src/hello"
+        "./hello": "./src/hello.ts"
     }
 }
diff --git a/packages/utils/tsconfig.json b/packages/utils/tsconfig.json
index c65746616..9f0bf1c3e 100644
--- a/packages/utils/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/utils/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     /* Docs: https://aka.ms/tsconfig.json */
     "compilerOptions": {
-        /* We use TypeScript as a type checker, not as a build tool */
+        /* We use TypeScript (tsc) as a type checker, not as a build tool */
         "noEmit": true,
 
         /*
@@ -18,17 +18,18 @@
          * explicitly.
          *
          * Note that we don't need to specify the `target` compilerOption, since
-         * TypeScript isn't actually generating (emitting) the JavaScript.
+         * tsc isn't actually generating (emitting) the JavaScript.
          */
         "lib": ["esnext", "dom", "dom.iterable"],
 
         /*
          * The module system to assume the generated JavaScript will use.
          *
-         * Since we're using a bundler, we should set this to esnext
+         * Since we're using a bundler, we should set this to "esnext"
          * https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/modules/guides/choosing-compiler-options.html
          */
         "module": "esnext",
+
         /*
          * Tell TypeScript how to lookup the file for a given import
          *
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
          */
         "moduleResolution": "bundler",
 
-        /* Allow use of `.tsx` files */
+        /* Allow use of `.tsx` files, but don't tranform them */
         "jsx": "preserve",
 
         /* Ask TypeScript to warn us if we use TypeScript features that cannot