diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
index 26731e1479..afd8a87ed9 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
       get vue () { return nuxtApp.vueApp.version },
     },
     payload: shallowReactive({
+      ...options.ssrContext?.payload || {},
       data: shallowReactive({}),
       state: reactive({}),
       once: new Set<string>(),
@@ -315,6 +316,20 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
     nuxtApp.payload.serverRendered = true
   }
 
+  if (import.meta.server && nuxtApp.ssrContext) {
+    nuxtApp.payload.path = nuxtApp.ssrContext.url
+
+    // Expose nuxt to the renderContext
+    nuxtApp.ssrContext.nuxt = nuxtApp
+    nuxtApp.ssrContext.payload = nuxtApp.payload
+
+    // Expose client runtime-config to the payload
+    nuxtApp.ssrContext.config = {
+      public: nuxtApp.ssrContext.runtimeConfig.public,
+      app: nuxtApp.ssrContext.runtimeConfig.app,
+    }
+  }
+
   if (import.meta.client) {
     const __NUXT__ = multiApp ? window.__NUXT__?.[nuxtApp._id] : window.__NUXT__
     // TODO: remove/refactor in https://github.com/nuxt/nuxt/issues/25336
@@ -361,29 +376,6 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
   defineGetter(nuxtApp.vueApp, '$nuxt', nuxtApp)
   defineGetter(nuxtApp.vueApp.config.globalProperties, '$nuxt', nuxtApp)
 
-  if (import.meta.server) {
-    if (nuxtApp.ssrContext) {
-      // Expose nuxt to the renderContext
-      nuxtApp.ssrContext.nuxt = nuxtApp
-      // Expose payload types
-      nuxtApp.ssrContext._payloadReducers = {}
-      // Expose current path
-      nuxtApp.payload.path = nuxtApp.ssrContext.url
-    }
-    // Expose to server renderer to create payload
-    nuxtApp.ssrContext = nuxtApp.ssrContext || {} as any
-    if (nuxtApp.ssrContext!.payload) {
-      Object.assign(nuxtApp.payload, nuxtApp.ssrContext!.payload)
-    }
-    nuxtApp.ssrContext!.payload = nuxtApp.payload
-
-    // Expose client runtime-config to the payload
-    nuxtApp.ssrContext!.config = {
-      public: options.ssrContext!.runtimeConfig.public,
-      app: options.ssrContext!.runtimeConfig.app,
-    }
-  }
-
   // Listen to chunk load errors
   if (import.meta.client) {
     window.addEventListener('nuxt.preloadError', (event) => {
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/revive-payload.server.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/revive-payload.server.ts
index f2cb08983d..773b8c77fb 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/revive-payload.server.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/revive-payload.server.ts
@@ -6,25 +6,25 @@ import { defineNuxtPlugin } from '../nuxt'
 // @ts-expect-error Virtual file.
 import { componentIslands } from '#build/nuxt.config.mjs'
 
-const reducers: Record<string, (data: any) => any> = {
-  NuxtError: data => isNuxtError(data) && data.toJSON(),
-  EmptyShallowRef: data => isRef(data) && isShallow(data) && !data.value && (typeof data.value === 'bigint' ? '0n' : (JSON.stringify(data.value) || '_')),
-  EmptyRef: data => isRef(data) && !data.value && (typeof data.value === 'bigint' ? '0n' : (JSON.stringify(data.value) || '_')),
-  ShallowRef: data => isRef(data) && isShallow(data) && data.value,
-  ShallowReactive: data => isReactive(data) && isShallow(data) && toRaw(data),
-  Ref: data => isRef(data) && data.value,
-  Reactive: data => isReactive(data) && toRaw(data),
-}
+const reducers: [string, (data: any) => any][] = [
+  ['NuxtError', data => isNuxtError(data) && data.toJSON()],
+  ['EmptyShallowRef', data => isRef(data) && isShallow(data) && !data.value && (typeof data.value === 'bigint' ? '0n' : (JSON.stringify(data.value) || '_'))],
+  ['EmptyRef', data => isRef(data) && !data.value && (typeof data.value === 'bigint' ? '0n' : (JSON.stringify(data.value) || '_'))],
+  ['ShallowRef', data => isRef(data) && isShallow(data) && data.value],
+  ['ShallowReactive', data => isReactive(data) && isShallow(data) && toRaw(data)],
+  ['Ref', data => isRef(data) && data.value],
+  ['Reactive', data => isReactive(data) && toRaw(data)],
+]
 
 if (componentIslands) {
-  reducers.Island = data => data && data?.__nuxt_island
+  reducers.push(['Island', data => data && data?.__nuxt_island])
 }
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin({
   name: 'nuxt:revive-payload:server',
   setup () {
-    for (const reducer in reducers) {
-      definePayloadReducer(reducer, reducers[reducer as keyof typeof reducers])
+    for (const [reducer, fn] of reducers) {
+      definePayloadReducer(reducer, fn)
     }
   },
 })
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/dev-server-logs.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/dev-server-logs.ts
index 239a5d24a5..67f2241d21 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/dev-server-logs.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/dev-server-logs.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ export default (nitroApp: NitroApp) => {
     const ctx = asyncContext.tryUse()
     if (!ctx) { return }
     try {
-      htmlContext.bodyAppend.unshift(`<script type="application/json" data-nuxt-logs="${appId}">${stringify(ctx.logs, { ...devReducers, ...ctx.event.context._payloadReducers })}</script>`)
+      const reducers = Object.assign(Object.create(null), devReducers, ctx.event.context._payloadReducers)
+      htmlContext.bodyAppend.unshift(`<script type="application/json" data-nuxt-logs="${appId}">${stringify(ctx.logs, reducers)}</script>`)
     } catch (e) {
       const shortError = e instanceof Error && 'toString' in e ? ` Received \`${e.toString()}\`.` : ''
       console.warn(`[nuxt] Failed to stringify dev server logs.${shortError} You can define your own reducer/reviver for rich types following the instructions in https://nuxt.com/docs/api/composables/use-nuxt-app#payload.`)
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts
index 317e54c8c7..4cc13ce445 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/runtime/nitro/renderer.ts
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ export default defineRenderHandler(async (event): Promise<Partial<RenderResponse
     error: !!ssrError,
     nuxt: undefined!, /* NuxtApp */
     payload: (ssrError ? { error: ssrError } : {}) as NuxtPayload,
-    _payloadReducers: {},
+    _payloadReducers: Object.create(null),
     modules: new Set(),
     islandContext,
   }