diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
index fc239088b0..8716cd0d90 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
   if (process.server) {
     async function contextCaller (hooks: HookCallback[], args: any[]) {
       for (const hook of hooks) {
-        await nuxtAppCtx.call(nuxtApp, () => hook(...args))
+        await nuxtAppCtx.callAsync(nuxtApp, () => hook(...args))
       }
     }
     // Patch callHook to preserve NuxtApp context on server