diff --git a/packages/kit/src/template.ts b/packages/kit/src/template.ts
index 96cf22b57c..d04e4d63ee 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/template.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/template.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { existsSync, promises as fsp } from 'node:fs'
 import { basename, isAbsolute, join, parse, relative, resolve } from 'pathe'
 import hash from 'hash-sum'
-import type { Nuxt, NuxtTemplate, ResolvedNuxtTemplate, TSReference } from '@nuxt/schema'
+import type { Nuxt, NuxtTemplate, NuxtTypeTemplate, ResolvedNuxtTemplate, TSReference } from '@nuxt/schema'
 import { withTrailingSlash } from 'ufo'
 import { defu } from 'defu'
 import type { TSConfig } from 'pkg-types'
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export function addTemplate (_template: NuxtTemplate<any> | string) {
  * Renders given types using lodash template during build into the project buildDir
  * and register them as types.
  */
-export function addTypeTemplate (_template: NuxtTemplate<any>) {
+export function addTypeTemplate (_template: NuxtTypeTemplate<any>) {
   const nuxt = useNuxt()
 
   const template = addTemplate(_template)
diff --git a/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts b/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts
index 224c1190ca..a55c0ed8de 100644
--- a/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/schema/src/types/nuxt.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@ export interface NuxtPlugin {
   order?: number
 }
 
-export interface NuxtTemplate<Options = Record<string, any>> {
+// Internal type for simpler NuxtTemplate interface extension
+
+type TemplateDefaultOptions = Record<string, any>
+
+export interface NuxtTemplate<Options = TemplateDefaultOptions> {
   /** resolved output file path (generated) */
   dst?: string
   /** The target filename once the template is copied into the Nuxt buildDir */
@@ -33,13 +37,17 @@ export interface NuxtTemplate<Options = Record<string, any>> {
   write?: boolean
 }
 
-export interface ResolvedNuxtTemplate<Options = Record<string, any>> extends NuxtTemplate<Options> {
+export interface ResolvedNuxtTemplate<Options = TemplateDefaultOptions> extends NuxtTemplate<Options> {
   filename: string
   dst: string
 }
 
+export interface NuxtTypeTemplate<Options = TemplateDefaultOptions> extends Omit<NuxtTemplate<Options>, 'write'> {
+  write?: true
+}
+
 type _TemplatePlugin<Options> = Omit<NuxtPlugin, 'src'> & NuxtTemplate<Options>
-export interface NuxtPluginTemplate<Options = Record<string, any>> extends _TemplatePlugin<Options> { }
+export interface NuxtPluginTemplate<Options = TemplateDefaultOptions> extends _TemplatePlugin<Options> { }
 
 export interface NuxtApp {
   mainComponent?: string | null
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
index 9f3a8e93cc..1713611885 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
@@ -132,10 +132,7 @@ function createViteNodeApp (ctx: ViteBuildContext, invalidates: Set<string> = ne
     node.shouldExternalize = async (id: string) => {
       const result = await isExternal(id)
       if (result?.external) {
-        return resolveModule(result.id, {
-          url: ctx.nuxt.options.modulesDir,
-          conditions: ['node', 'import', 'require']
-        }).catch(() => false)
+        return resolveModule(result.id, { url: ctx.nuxt.options.modulesDir }).catch(() => false)
       }
       return false
     }