diff --git a/test/prepare.ts b/test/prepare.ts
index cee55399c8..396313d307 100644
--- a/test/prepare.ts
+++ b/test/prepare.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import fg from 'fast-glob'
+import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { execa } from 'execa'
 
 const dirs = await fg('*', {
@@ -8,6 +9,13 @@ const dirs = await fg('*', {
   absolute: true
 })
 
+await Promise.all([
+  // clear nuxt build files
+  ...dirs.map(dir => fs.remove(`${dir}/.nuxt`)),
+  // clear vite cache
+  ...dirs.map(dir => fs.remove(`${dir}/node_modules/.vite`), { force: true })
+])
+
 await Promise.all(
   dirs.map(dir => execa('pnpm', ['nuxi', 'prepare'], { cwd: dir }))
 )