diff --git a/server/plugins/eoi-reminders.ts b/server/plugins/eoi-reminders.ts
index 1b000c1..3dd11eb 100644
--- a/server/plugins/eoi-reminders.ts
+++ b/server/plugins/eoi-reminders.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,28 @@ import { scheduleEOIReminders } from '~/server/tasks/eoi-reminders';
 import { scheduleEmailProcessing } from '~/server/tasks/process-sales-emails';
 
 export default defineNitroPlugin((nitroApp) => {
+  console.log('[Plugin] Initializing automated tasks...');
+  
   // Schedule EOI reminders when server starts
   console.log('[Plugin] Initializing EOI reminder scheduler...');
   
   // Add a small delay to ensure all services are ready
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    scheduleEOIReminders();
+  setTimeout(async () => {
+    try {
+      await scheduleEOIReminders();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('[Plugin] Failed to schedule EOI reminders:', error);
+    }
   }, 5000);
   
   // Schedule email processing for EOI attachments
   console.log('[Plugin] Initializing email processing scheduler...');
   
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    scheduleEmailProcessing();
+  setTimeout(async () => {
+    try {
+      await scheduleEmailProcessing();
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('[Plugin] Failed to schedule email processing:', error);
+    }
   }, 7000);
 });
diff --git a/server/tasks/eoi-reminders.ts b/server/tasks/eoi-reminders.ts
index 4aa1283..817d83a 100644
--- a/server/tasks/eoi-reminders.ts
+++ b/server/tasks/eoi-reminders.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import cron from 'node-cron';
 import { getInterests } from '~/server/utils/nocodb';
 import { checkDocumentSignatureStatus } from '~/server/utils/documeso';
 
 // Track if tasks are already scheduled
 let tasksScheduled = false;
 
-export function scheduleEOIReminders() {
+export async function scheduleEOIReminders() {
   if (tasksScheduled) {
     console.log('[EOI Reminders] Tasks already scheduled');
     return;
@@ -13,6 +12,9 @@ export function scheduleEOIReminders() {
 
   console.log('[EOI Reminders] Scheduling reminder tasks...');
 
+  // Dynamic import for node-cron to avoid ESM issues
+  const cron = await import('node-cron');
+
   // Schedule for 9am daily
   cron.schedule('0 9 * * *', async () => {
     console.log('[EOI Reminders] Running 9am reminder check...');
diff --git a/server/utils/email-utils.ts b/server/utils/email-utils.ts
index 2b21ac2..27d3c46 100644
--- a/server/utils/email-utils.ts
+++ b/server/utils/email-utils.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { simpleParser } from 'mailparser';
 import type { ParsedMail } from 'mailparser';
-import Imap from 'imap';
+const Imap = require('imap');
 
 export type { ParsedMail };
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export async function parseEmail(emailContent: string): Promise<ParsedMail> {
   return await simpleParser(emailContent);
 }
 
-export function getIMAPConnection(credentials: EmailCredentials): Promise<Imap> {
+export function getIMAPConnection(credentials: EmailCredentials): Promise<any> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const imap = new Imap({
       user: credentials.user,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export function getIMAPConnection(credentials: EmailCredentials): Promise<Imap>
   });
 }
 
-export function searchEmails(imap: Imap, criteria: any[]): Promise<number[]> {
+export function searchEmails(imap: any, criteria: any[]): Promise<number[]> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     imap.search(criteria, (err: Error | null, results: number[]) => {
       if (err) reject(err);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function searchEmails(imap: Imap, criteria: any[]): Promise<number[]> {
   });
 }
 
-export function fetchEmail(imap: Imap, msgId: number, options: any): Promise<string> {
+export function fetchEmail(imap: any, msgId: number, options: any): Promise<string> {
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     let emailData = '';