diff --git a/packages/renderer/vite.config.js b/packages/renderer/vite.config.js
index 39e0a5579c4..26f1aa28d33 100644
--- a/packages/renderer/vite.config.js
+++ b/packages/renderer/vite.config.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
       '/@/': join(PACKAGE_ROOT, 'src') + '/',
     },
   },
-  plugins: [tailwindcss(), svelte({ configFile: '../../svelte.config.js', hot: !process.env.VITEST }), svelteTesting()],
+  plugins: [tailwindcss(), svelte({ configFile: '../../svelte.config.js' }), svelteTesting()],
   optimizeDeps: {
     exclude: ['tinro', '@podman-desktop/api'],
   },
diff --git a/svelte.config.js b/svelte.config.js
index b3d830b2d06..aa4a28ea380 100644
--- a/svelte.config.js
+++ b/svelte.config.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 /** @type {import('@sveltejs/kit').Config} */
 const config = {
   compilerOptions: {
+    hmr: !process.env.VITEST,
     experimental: {
       async: true,
     },