diff --git a/packages/kit/src/module/install.ts b/packages/kit/src/module/install.ts
index 31b1408426..9bcabb9f84 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/module/install.ts
+++ b/packages/kit/src/module/install.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ export async function loadNuxtModuleInstance (nuxtModule: string | NuxtModule, n
 
   // Import if input is string
   if (typeof nuxtModule === 'string') {
-    let error: unknown
     const paths = [join(nuxtModule, 'nuxt'), join(nuxtModule, 'module'), nuxtModule, join(nuxt.options.rootDir, nuxtModule)]
 
     for (const parentURL of nuxt.options.modulesDir) {
@@ -94,16 +93,17 @@ export async function loadNuxtModuleInstance (nuxtModule: string | NuxtModule, n
             buildTimeModuleMeta = JSON.parse(await fsp.readFile(moduleMetadataPath, 'utf-8'))
           }
           break
-        } catch (_err: unknown) {
-          error = _err
+        } catch (error: unknown) {
+          const code = (error as Error & { code?: string }).code
+          if (code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND' || code === 'ERR_PACKAGE_PATH_NOT_EXPORTED' || code === 'ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND' || code === 'ERR_UNSUPPORTED_DIR_IMPORT') {
+            continue
+          }
+          logger.error(`Error while importing module \`${nuxtModule}\`: ${error}`)
+          throw error
         }
       }
       if (typeof nuxtModule !== 'string') { break }
     }
-    if (typeof nuxtModule !== 'function' && error) {
-      logger.error(`Error while importing module \`${nuxtModule}\`: ${error}`)
-      throw error
-    }
   }
 
   // Throw error if input is not a function
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/css.ts b/packages/vite/src/css.ts
index 6457c78e43..4a26447584 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/css.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/css.ts
@@ -27,11 +27,16 @@ export async function resolveCSSOptions (nuxt: Nuxt): Promise<ViteConfig['css']>
     const pluginOptions = postcssOptions.plugins[pluginName]
     if (!pluginOptions) { continue }
 
-    const path = jiti.esmResolve(pluginName)
-    const pluginFn = (await jiti.import(path)) as (opts: Record<string, any>) => Plugin
-    if (typeof pluginFn === 'function') {
-      css.postcss.plugins.push(pluginFn(pluginOptions))
-    } else {
+    let pluginFn: ((opts: Record<string, any>) => Plugin) | undefined
+    for (const parentURL of nuxt.options.modulesDir) {
+      pluginFn = await jiti.import(pluginName, { parentURL, try: true }) as (opts: Record<string, any>) => Plugin
+      if (typeof pluginFn === 'function') {
+        css.postcss.plugins.push(pluginFn(pluginOptions))
+        break
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (typeof pluginFn !== 'function') {
       console.warn(`[nuxt] could not import postcss plugin \`${pluginName}\`. Please report this as a bug.`)
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/webpack/src/utils/postcss.ts b/packages/webpack/src/utils/postcss.ts
index 0d48972bb6..1548355eb0 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/src/utils/postcss.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/src/utils/postcss.ts
@@ -49,11 +49,16 @@ export async function getPostcssConfig (nuxt: Nuxt) {
       const pluginOptions = postcssOptions.plugins[pluginName]
       if (!pluginOptions) { continue }
 
-      const path = jiti.esmResolve(pluginName)
-      const pluginFn = (await jiti.import(path)) as (opts: Record<string, any>) => Plugin
-      if (typeof pluginFn === 'function') {
-        plugins.push(pluginFn(pluginOptions))
-      } else {
+      let pluginFn: ((opts: Record<string, any>) => Plugin) | undefined
+      for (const parentURL of nuxt.options.modulesDir) {
+        pluginFn = await jiti.import(pluginName, { parentURL, try: true }) as (opts: Record<string, any>) => Plugin
+        if (typeof pluginFn === 'function') {
+          plugins.push(pluginFn(pluginOptions))
+          break
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (typeof pluginFn !== 'function') {
         console.warn(`[nuxt] could not import postcss plugin \`${pluginName}\`. Please report this as a bug.`)
       }
     }