diff --git a/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue b/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue
index 0ddf0e6..54d0fbf 100644
--- a/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue
+++ b/code/websites/pokedex.online/src/views/GamemasterExplorer.vue
@@ -402,24 +402,25 @@ let searchWorkerRequestId = 0;
 const initSearchWorker = () => {
   if (!searchWorker) {
     try {
-      const workerUrl = new URL('../workers/search.worker.js', import.meta.url);
-      console.log('🔧 Creating worker with URL:', workerUrl.href);
-      searchWorker = new Worker(workerUrl, { type: 'module' });
-      console.log('✅ Worker created successfully');
-
-      searchWorker.onmessage = handleSearchWorkerMessage;
-      searchWorker.onerror = error => {
-        console.error(
-          '❌ Worker error:',
-          error.message,
-          error.filename,
-          error.lineno
-        );
+      // Use Vite's ?worker syntax for proper bundling
+      import('../workers/search.worker.js?worker').then(module => {
+        searchWorker = new module.default();
+        console.log('✅ Worker created successfully');
+        
+        searchWorker.onmessage = handleSearchWorkerMessage;
+        searchWorker.onerror = error => {
+          console.error('❌ Worker error:', error.message);
+          operationProgress.value.active = false;
+          operationProgress.value.message = 'Search error: ' + error.message;
+        };
+        
+        console.log('✅ Worker event handlers attached');
+      }).catch(error => {
+        console.error('❌ Failed to import worker:', error);
         operationProgress.value.active = false;
-        operationProgress.value.message = 'Search error: ' + error.message;
-      };
-
-      console.log('✅ Worker event handlers attached');
+        operationProgress.value.message = 'Failed to initialize search';
+        searchWorker = null;
+      });
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('❌ Failed to create worker:', error);
       operationProgress.value.active = false;