diff --git a/__tests__/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.test.ts b/__tests__/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a42d04468e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import removeExtraParagraphSpacing from '../android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing';
+
+describe('removeExtraParagraphSpacing', () => {
+  const testCases = [
+    {
+      id: '#1',
+      input: '<p><br>aa<br></p>',
+      expected: '<p>aa</p>',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '#2',
+      // Including the \u200b zero-width space mentioned in your comments
+      input: '<p>bb<br></p>\u200b',
+      expected: '<p>bb</p>',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '#3',
+      input: '<p>cccc</p><br><br> <br> <p>ukauka</p>',
+      expected: '<p>cccc</p><p>ukauka</p>',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '#4',
+      input: '<p>cccc</p><br> <br><p>ukauka</p>',
+      expected: '<p>cccc</p><p>ukauka</p>',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '#5',
+      input: '<p>cccc</p><br> <p>ukauka</p>',
+      expected: '<p>cccc</p><p>ukauka</p>',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '#6',
+      input: '<b>aa<br><br> bb<br><br><br>cc</b>',
+      expected: '<b>aa<br><br> bb<br><br>cc</b>',
+    },
+    {
+      id: '#7',
+      input: '<p><span style="yes"><br>aa</span></p>',
+      expected: '<p><span style="yes">aa</span></p>',
+    },
+  ];
+
+  testCases.forEach(({ id, input, expected }) => {
+    it(`should correctly transform case ${id}`, () => {
+      const result = removeExtraParagraphSpacing(input);
+      expect(result).toBe(expected);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/assets/js/core.js b/android/app/src/main/assets/js/core.js
index a218595dd9..fb70d659b3 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/assets/js/core.js
+++ b/android/app/src/main/assets/js/core.js
@@ -771,22 +771,7 @@ window.addEventListener('load', () => {
     }
 
     if (reader.generalSettings.val.removeExtraParagraphSpacing) {
-      html = html
-        .replace(/(?:&nbsp;\s*|[\u200b]\s*)+(?=<\/?p[> ])/g, '')
-        .replace(/<br>\s*<br>\s*(?:<br>\s*)+/g, '<br><br>') //force max 2 consecutive <br>, chaining regex
-        .replace(
-          /<br>\s*<br>[^]+/,
-          _ =>
-            `${
-              /\/p>/.test(_)
-                ? _.replace(
-                    /<br>\s*<br>(?:(?=\s*<\/?p[> ])|(?<=<\/?p\b[^>]*><br>\s*<br>))\s*/g,
-                    '',
-                  )
-                : _
-            }`,
-        ) //if p found, delete all double br near p
-        .replace(/<br>(?:(?=\s*<\/?p[> ])|(?<=<\/?p>\s*<br>))\s*/g, '');
+      html = window.removeExtraParagraphSpacing(html);
     }
     reader.chapterElement.innerHTML = html;
   });
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.d.ts b/android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b58150e95d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export default function removeExtraParagraphSpacing(html: string): string;
diff --git a/android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.js b/android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a443348fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/android/app/src/main/assets/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+function removeExtraParagraphSpacing(html) {
+  return html
+    .replace(/(?:&nbsp;\s*|[\u200b]\s*)+(?=<\/?p[> ])/g, '')
+    .replace(/<br>\s*<br>\s*(?:<br>\s*)+/g, '<br><br>') //force max 2 consecutive <br>, chaining regex
+    .replace(
+      /<br>\s*<br>[^]+/,
+      _ =>
+        `${
+          /\/p>/.test(_)
+            ? _.replace(
+                /<br>\s*<br>(?:(?=\s*<\/?p[> ])|(?<=<\/?p\b[^>]*><br>\s*<br>))\s*/g,
+                '',
+              )
+            : _
+        }`,
+    ) //if p found, delete all double br near p
+    .replace(/<br>(?:(?=\s*<\/?p[> ])|(?<=<\/?p>\s*<br>))\s*/g, '');
+}
+
+// WebView global
+if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+  window.removeExtraParagraphSpacing = removeExtraParagraphSpacing;
+}
+
+// Node / test
+if (typeof module !== 'undefined' && module.exports) {
+  module.exports = removeExtraParagraphSpacing;
+}
diff --git a/jest.config.js b/jest.config.js
index dd3677fd31..c49aba5485 100644
--- a/jest.config.js
+++ b/jest.config.js
@@ -74,6 +74,24 @@ module.exports = {
         '!src/**/__tests__/**',
       ],
     },
+    {
+      displayName: 'js assets',
+      preset: 'jest-expo',
+      roots: ['<rootDir>'],
+      testMatch: ['__tests__/**/*.test.tsx', '**/__tests__/**/*.test.ts'],
+      testPathIgnorePatterns: ['/node_modules/', '<rootDir>/src/'],
+      moduleFileExtensions: ['ts', 'tsx', 'js', 'jsx', 'json', 'node'],
+      transform: baseTransform,
+      transformIgnorePatterns: baseTransformIgnorePatterns,
+      moduleNameMapper: baseModuleNameMapper,
+      setupFiles: ['<rootDir>/__mocks__/index.js'],
+      setupFilesAfterEnv: ['<rootDir>/__tests__/jest.setup.ts'],
+      collectCoverageFrom: [
+        'src/**/*.{ts,tsx}',
+        '!src/database/queries/**/__tests__/**',
+        '!src/**/__tests__/**',
+      ],
+    },
   ],
 
   // Global settings
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f5ca6e0fe1..956ac9c656 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -176,5 +176,5 @@
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20"
   },
-  "packageManager": "pnpm@10.27.0"
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@11.6.0"
 }
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
index 94024e48a4..a83191ec8f 100644
--- a/pnpm-workspace.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+allowBuilds:
+  better-sqlite3: true
+  esbuild: true
+  protobufjs: true
+
 nodeLinker: hoisted
 
 onlyBuiltDependencies:
diff --git a/src/screens/reader/components/WebViewReader.tsx b/src/screens/reader/components/WebViewReader.tsx
index 99befe1cc7..646e24d4e0 100644
--- a/src/screens/reader/components/WebViewReader.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/reader/components/WebViewReader.tsx
@@ -536,6 +536,7 @@ const WebViewReader: React.FC<WebViewReaderProps> = ({ onPress }) => {
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/icons.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/van.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/text-vibe.js"></script>
+              <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/core.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/index.js"></script>
               <script src="${pluginCustomJS}"></script>
diff --git a/src/screens/settings/SettingsReaderScreen/SettingsReaderScreen.tsx b/src/screens/settings/SettingsReaderScreen/SettingsReaderScreen.tsx
index 6cad220489..75787ba7be 100644
--- a/src/screens/settings/SettingsReaderScreen/SettingsReaderScreen.tsx
+++ b/src/screens/settings/SettingsReaderScreen/SettingsReaderScreen.tsx
@@ -127,11 +127,12 @@ const SettingsReaderScreen = () => {
       --theme-outline: ${theme.outline};
       --theme-rippleColor: ${theme.rippleColor};
       }
-      
+
       @font-face {
         font-family: ${readerSettings.fontFamily};
-        src: url("file:///android_asset/fonts/${readerSettings.fontFamily
-    }.ttf");
+        src: url("file:///android_asset/fonts/${
+          readerSettings.fontFamily
+        }.ttf");
       }
     </style>
 
@@ -231,8 +232,9 @@ const SettingsReaderScreen = () => {
                 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0">
                 ${webViewCSS}
               </head>
-              <body class="${chapterGeneralSettings.pageReader ? 'page-reader' : ''
-              }"> 
+              <body class="${
+                chapterGeneralSettings.pageReader ? 'page-reader' : ''
+              }">
                 <div id="LNReader-chapter">
                 ${dummyHTML}
                 </div>
@@ -240,28 +242,29 @@ const SettingsReaderScreen = () => {
               </body>
               <script>
                 var initialReaderConfig = ${JSON.stringify({
-                readerSettings,
-                chapterGeneralSettings,
-                novel,
-                chapter,
-                nextChapter: chapter,
-                batteryLevel,
-                autoSaveInterval: 2222,
-                DEBUG: __DEV__,
-                strings: {
-                  finished: `${getString(
-                    'readerScreen.finished',
-                  )}: ${chapter.name.trim()}`,
-                  nextChapter: getString('readerScreen.nextChapter', {
-                    name: chapter.name,
-                  }),
-                  noNextChapter: getString('readerScreen.noNextChapter'),
-                },
-              })}
+                  readerSettings,
+                  chapterGeneralSettings,
+                  novel,
+                  chapter,
+                  nextChapter: chapter,
+                  batteryLevel,
+                  autoSaveInterval: 2222,
+                  DEBUG: __DEV__,
+                  strings: {
+                    finished: `${getString(
+                      'readerScreen.finished',
+                    )}: ${chapter.name.trim()}`,
+                    nextChapter: getString('readerScreen.nextChapter', {
+                      name: chapter.name,
+                    }),
+                    noNextChapter: getString('readerScreen.noNextChapter'),
+                  },
+                })}
               </script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/icons.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/van.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/text-vibe.js"></script>
+              <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/removeExtraParagraphSpacing.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/core.js"></script>
               <script src="${assetsUriPrefix}/js/index.js"></script>
               <script>