diff --git a/extensions/telemetry/src/tracker.ts b/extensions/telemetry/src/tracker.ts
index d5f16334b2..f6ac8c19a4 100644
--- a/extensions/telemetry/src/tracker.ts
+++ b/extensions/telemetry/src/tracker.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ export class Tracker extends Util.Singleton {
     }
     this.eventHandlers.push(handler)
     EventBus.appEventBus.addListener(handler)
-
-    this.reportInterval = setInterval(this.reportData, 60 * 60 * 1000) // report every 1h
+    this.reportInterval = setInterval(() => {
+      this.reportData()
+    }, 60 * 60 * 1000) // report every 1h
   }
 
   stop() {
diff --git a/src/extensions/extension-manager.ts b/src/extensions/extension-manager.ts
index c939adde2f..eb4bad08fb 100644
--- a/src/extensions/extension-manager.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/extension-manager.ts
@@ -25,10 +25,18 @@ export class ExtensionManager {
     return extensionPackagesRoot()
   }
 
+  get inTreeTargetPath() {
+    return path.join(this.extensionPackagesRoot, "extensions")
+  }
+
   get inTreeFolderPath(): string {
     return path.resolve(__static, "../extensions");
   }
 
+  get nodeModulesPath(): string {
+    return path.join(this.extensionPackagesRoot, "node_modules")
+  }
+
   get localFolderPath(): string {
     return path.join(os.homedir(), ".k8slens", "extensions");
   }
@@ -39,7 +47,13 @@ export class ExtensionManager {
 
   async load() {
     logger.info("[EXTENSION-MANAGER] loading extensions from " + this.extensionPackagesRoot)
-    await fs.ensureDir(path.join(this.extensionPackagesRoot, "node_modules"))
+    if (this.inTreeFolderPath !== this.inTreeTargetPath) {
+      // we need to copy in-tree extensions so that we can symlink them properly on "npm install"
+      await fs.remove(this.inTreeTargetPath)
+      await fs.ensureDir(this.inTreeTargetPath)
+      await fs.copy(this.inTreeFolderPath, this.inTreeTargetPath)
+    }
+    await fs.ensureDir(this.nodeModulesPath)
     await fs.ensureDir(this.localFolderPath)
     return await this.loadExtensions();
   }
@@ -55,7 +69,7 @@ export class ExtensionManager {
         id: manifestJson.name,
         version: manifestJson.version,
         name: manifestJson.name,
-        manifestPath: path.join(this.extensionPackagesRoot, "node_modules", manifestJson.name, "package.json"),
+        manifestPath: path.join(this.nodeModulesPath, manifestJson.name, "package.json"),
         manifest: manifestJson
       }
     } catch (err) {
@@ -87,7 +101,7 @@ export class ExtensionManager {
 
   async loadBundledExtensions() {
     const extensions: InstalledExtension[] = []
-    const folderPath = this.inTreeFolderPath
+    const folderPath = this.inTreeTargetPath
     const bundledExtensions = getBundledExtensions()
     const paths = await fs.readdir(folderPath);
     for (const fileName of paths) {
diff --git a/src/extensions/npm/extensions/package.json b/src/extensions/npm/extensions/package.json
index 373e43007a..8c56c1f6eb 100644
--- a/src/extensions/npm/extensions/package.json
+++ b/src/extensions/npm/extensions/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
   "copyright": "© 2020, Mirantis, Inc.",
   "license": "MIT",
   "types": "api.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "api.d.ts"
+  ],
   "author": {
     "name": "Mirantis, Inc.",
     "email": "info@k8slens.dev"