diff --git a/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts b/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
index b10a59e884..5b3e1f2a8f 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/vite-node.ts
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ export function viteNodePlugin (ctx: ViteBuildContext): VitePlugin {
             markInvalidate(mod)
           }
         }
-        for (const plugin of ctx.nuxt.options.plugins) {
-          markInvalidates(server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(typeof plugin === 'string' ? plugin : plugin.src))
-        }
-        for (const template of ctx.nuxt.options.build.templates) {
-          markInvalidates(server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(template.dst!))
+
+        if (ctx.nuxt.apps.default) {
+          for (const template of ctx.nuxt.apps.default.templates) {
+            markInvalidates(server.moduleGraph.getModulesByFile(template.dst!))
+          }
         }
       }