diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-island.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-island.ts
index 63f1303b0b..434634defa 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-island.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/components/nuxt-island.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export default defineComponent({
       }
       // TODO: Validate response
       // $fetch handles the app.baseURL in dev
-      const r = await eventFetch(withQuery(import.meta.dev && import.meta.client ? url : joinURL(config.app.baseURL ?? '', url), {
+      const r = await eventFetch(withQuery(((import.meta.dev && import.meta.client) || props.source) ? url : joinURL(config.app.baseURL ?? '', url), {
         ...props.context,
         props: props.props ? JSON.stringify(props.props) : undefined
       }))