diff --git a/src/constants/dev.constants.ts b/src/constants/dev.constants.ts
index 067c2c1a..ff4a3307 100644
--- a/src/constants/dev.constants.ts
+++ b/src/constants/dev.constants.ts
@@ -52,4 +52,5 @@ export const DEPLOY_SPUTNIK_PATH = join(DEPLOY_LOCAL_REPLICA_PATH, SPUTNIK_INDEX
 export const JUNO_ACTION_SPUTNIK_PATH = '/juno/src/sputnik';
 export const SPUTNIK_CARGO_TOML = join(JUNO_ACTION_SPUTNIK_PATH, CARGO_TOML);
 
-export const SATELLITE_OUTPUT = join(DEPLOY_LOCAL_REPLICA_PATH, 'satellite.wasm');
+export const SATELLITE_WASM = 'satellite.wasm';
+export const SATELLITE_OUTPUT = join(DEPLOY_LOCAL_REPLICA_PATH, SATELLITE_WASM);
diff --git a/src/services/functions/build/build.rust.services.ts b/src/services/functions/build/build.rust.services.ts
index 6874b3a9..e4fc4efb 100644
--- a/src/services/functions/build/build.rust.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/functions/build/build.rust.services.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {formatTime} from '../../../utils/format.utils';
 import {readPackageJson} from '../../../utils/pkg.utils';
 import {readEmulatorConfigAndCreateDeployTargetDir} from '../../emulator.services';
 import {prepareJunoPkgForSatellite, prepareJunoPkgForSputnik} from './build.metadata.services';
+import {dispatchEmulatorTouchSatellite} from './touch.services';
 
 export const buildRust = async ({
   paths,
@@ -159,6 +160,8 @@ export const buildRust = async ({
   } finally {
     spinner.stop();
   }
+
+  await dispatchEmulatorTouchSatellite();
 };
 
 const SATELLITE_DID_FILE = join(DEVELOPER_PROJECT_SATELLITE_PATH, 'satellite.did');
diff --git a/src/services/functions/build/build.services.ts b/src/services/functions/build/build.services.ts
index fdad173a..65e90263 100644
--- a/src/services/functions/build/build.services.ts
+++ b/src/services/functions/build/build.services.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {type BuildArgs} from '../../../types/build';
 import {buildArgs} from '../../../utils/build.utils';
 import {buildJavaScript, buildTypeScript} from './build.javascript.services';
 import {buildRust} from './build.rust.services';
+import {dispatchEmulatorTouchSputnik} from './touch.services';
 
 export const build = async (args?: string[]) => {
   const {watch, ...params} = buildArgs(args);
@@ -116,14 +117,17 @@ const executeSputnikBuild = async ({
 
   const withToolchain = nonNullish(paths?.cargo) || ENV.ci;
 
-  if (withToolchain) {
-    const rustPaths = {
-      ...paths,
-      cargo: paths?.cargo ?? SPUTNIK_CARGO_TOML
-    };
-
-    await buildRust({paths: rustPaths, target: 'wasm32-wasip1'});
+  if (!withToolchain) {
+    await dispatchEmulatorTouchSputnik();
+    return;
   }
+
+  const rustPaths = {
+    ...paths,
+    cargo: paths?.cargo ?? SPUTNIK_CARGO_TOML
+  };
+
+  await buildRust({paths: rustPaths, target: 'wasm32-wasip1'});
 };
 
 export const watchBuild = ({watch, paths, ...params}: BuildArgs) => {
diff --git a/src/services/functions/build/touch.services.ts b/src/services/functions/build/touch.services.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d172bb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/functions/build/touch.services.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import {red} from 'kleur';
+import {readEmulatorConfig} from '../../../configs/emulator.config';
+import {SATELLITE_WASM, SPUTNIK_INDEX_MJS} from '../../../constants/dev.constants';
+import {EMULATOR_SKYLAB} from '../../../constants/emulator.constants';
+
+export const dispatchEmulatorTouchSatellite = async () => {
+  await dispatchTouch({filename: `${SATELLITE_WASM}.gz`});
+};
+
+export const dispatchEmulatorTouchSputnik = async () => {
+  await dispatchTouch({filename: SPUTNIK_INDEX_MJS});
+};
+
+/**
+ * Workaround Podman and Apple container issues on macOS:
+ * - https://github.com/containers/podman/issues/22343
+ * - https://github.com/apple/container/issues/141
+ */
+const dispatchTouch = async ({filename}: {filename: string}) => {
+  if (process.platform !== 'darwin') {
+    // Workaround only required on macOS. Not sure if it's required on old Intel process, maybe not but
+    // for simplicity reasons let's consider all Apple devices require the workaround.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const parsedResult = await readEmulatorConfig();
+
+  if (!parsedResult.success) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const {
+    config: {
+      config,
+      derivedConfig: {emulatorType, runner}
+    }
+  } = parsedResult;
+
+  if (runner === 'docker') {
+    // No need of the workaround for Docker
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const adminPort = config[emulatorType]?.ports?.admin ?? EMULATOR_SKYLAB.ports.admin;
+
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(
+      `http://localhost:${adminPort}/admin/touch?file=${encodeURIComponent(filename)}`,
+      {signal: AbortSignal.timeout(5000)}
+    );
+
+    if (!response.ok) {
+      console.log(
+        red(`Invalid response from the emulator. Touching '${filename}' did not succeed.`)
+      );
+    }
+  } catch (_error: unknown) {
+    // We silence the error. Maybe the emulator is not running on purpose.
+  }
+};