diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index a2fc9d2..4ac9d8f 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
     "lint": "eslint . --ext .js,.jsx,.cjs,.mjs,.ts,.tsx,.cts,.mts --fix --ignore-path .gitignore",
     "format": "prettier --write src/",
-    "dev": "npx tsc && node dist/app.js",
+    "dev": "npx ts-node-dev src/app.ts",
     "build": "npx tsc"
   },
   "keywords": [],
diff --git a/backend/src/characterservice.ts b/backend/src/characterservice.ts
index ed9425b..f2c0790 100644
--- a/backend/src/characterservice.ts
+++ b/backend/src/characterservice.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ export function addCharacterApis(app, jsonParser) {
   app.get('/api/character/:characterId', async (req, res) => {
     try {
       const character = await Character.findOne({
+        attributes: ["id", "characterName", "playerName", "role", "creationDate", "status"],
         where: { id: req.params['characterId'] }
       })
       if (character) {