diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
index 4ce8ca0f2e..8b904ab112 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/nuxt.ts
@@ -197,11 +197,11 @@ export function createNuxtApp (options: CreateOptions) {
     window.addEventListener('nuxt.preloadError', (event) => {
       nuxtApp.callHook('app:chunkError', { error: (event as Event & { payload: Error }).payload })
     })
-  }
 
-  // Log errors captured when running plugins, in the `app:created` and `app:beforeMount` hooks
-  // as well as when mounting the app and in the `app:mounted` hook
-  nuxtApp.hook('app:error', (...args) => { console.error('[nuxt] error caught during app initialization', ...args) })
+    // Log errors captured when running plugins, in the `app:created` and `app:beforeMount` hooks
+    // as well as when mounting the app and in the `app:mounted` hook
+    nuxtApp.hook('app:error', (...args) => { console.error('[nuxt] error caught during app initialization', ...args) })
+  }
 
   // Expose runtime config
   const runtimeConfig = process.server