diff --git a/src/node/config.ts b/src/node/config.ts
index 9cc4dca6..f346994d 100644
--- a/src/node/config.ts
+++ b/src/node/config.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import _debug from 'debug'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import c from 'picocolors'
-import { glob } from 'tinyglobby'
 import {
   createLogger,
   loadConfigFromFile,
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   type SiteData
 } from './shared'
 import type { RawConfigExports, SiteConfig, UserConfig } from './siteConfig'
+import { glob } from './utils/glob'
 
 export { resolvePages } from './plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin'
 export { resolveSiteDataByRoute } from './shared'
@@ -190,11 +190,9 @@ async function gatherAdditionalConfig(
 ) {
   //
 
-  const candidates = await glob(additionalConfigGlob, {
+  const candidates = await glob([additionalConfigGlob], {
     cwd: path.resolve(root, srcDir),
-    dot: false, // conveniently ignores .vitepress/*
-    ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', ...srcExclude],
-    expandDirectories: false
+    ignore: srcExclude
   })
 
   const deps: string[][] = []
diff --git a/src/node/contentLoader.ts b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
index 86123809..443f1a50 100644
--- a/src/node/contentLoader.ts
+++ b/src/node/contentLoader.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@ import type { SiteConfig } from './config'
 import { createMarkdownRenderer } from './markdown/markdown'
 import type { LoaderModule } from './plugins/staticDataPlugin'
 import type { Awaitable } from './shared'
-import {
-  getWatchedFiles,
-  normalizeWatchPatterns,
-  type GlobOptions
-} from './utils/glob'
+import { glob, normalizeWatchPatterns, type GlobOptions } from './utils/glob'
 
 export interface ContentOptions<T = ContentData[]> {
   /**
@@ -99,7 +95,7 @@ export function createContentLoader<T = ContentData[]>(
 
     async load(files?: string[]) {
       // the loader is being called directly, do a fresh glob
-      if (!files) files = await getWatchedFiles(watch, options.globOptions)
+      if (!files) files = await glob(watch, options.globOptions)
 
       const md = await createMarkdownRenderer(
         config.srcDir,
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
index 459e3945..64341a5d 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
@@ -11,11 +11,7 @@ import {
 } from 'vite'
 import type { Awaitable } from '../shared'
 import { type SiteConfig, type UserConfig } from '../siteConfig'
-import {
-  getWatchedFiles,
-  normalizeWatchPatterns,
-  type GlobOptions
-} from '../utils/glob'
+import { glob, normalizeWatchPatterns, type GlobOptions } from '../utils/glob'
 import { ModuleGraph } from '../utils/moduleGraph'
 import { resolveRewrites } from './rewritesPlugin'
 
@@ -84,7 +80,7 @@ export async function resolvePages(
     routeModuleCache.clear()
   }
 
-  const allMarkdownFiles = await getWatchedFiles(['**/*.md'], {
+  const allMarkdownFiles = await glob(['**/*.md'], {
     cwd: srcDir,
     ignore: userConfig.srcExclude
   })
@@ -315,7 +311,7 @@ async function resolveDynamicRoutes(
       let pathsData: UserRouteConfig[]
 
       if (typeof loader === 'function') {
-        const watchedFiles = await getWatchedFiles(watch, options.globOptions)
+        const watchedFiles = await glob(watch, options.globOptions)
         pathsData = await loader(watchedFiles)
       } else {
         pathsData = loader
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
index 34ae1fe7..10c37d23 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@ import {
   type ViteDevServer
 } from 'vite'
 import type { Awaitable } from '../shared'
-import {
-  getWatchedFiles,
-  normalizeWatchPatterns,
-  type GlobOptions
-} from '../utils/glob'
+import { glob, normalizeWatchPatterns, type GlobOptions } from '../utils/glob'
 
 const loaderMatch = /\.data\.m?(j|t)s($|\?)/
 
@@ -101,7 +97,7 @@ export const staticDataPlugin: Plugin = {
       }
 
       // load the data
-      const watchedFiles = await getWatchedFiles(watch, options.globOptions)
+      const watchedFiles = await glob(watch, options.globOptions)
       const data = await load(watchedFiles)
 
       // record loader module for HMR
diff --git a/src/node/utils/glob.ts b/src/node/utils/glob.ts
index 79dc9f3a..eaad49fd 100644
--- a/src/node/utils/glob.ts
+++ b/src/node/utils/glob.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from 'node:path'
-import { glob } from 'tinyglobby'
+import { glob as _glob } from 'tinyglobby'
 import { normalizePath } from 'vite'
 
 export interface GlobOptions {
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ export function normalizeWatchPatterns(
   )
 }
 
-export async function getWatchedFiles(
+export async function glob(
   patterns: string[] | undefined,
   options?: GlobOptions
 ): Promise<string[]> {
   if (!patterns?.length) return []
   return (
-    await glob(patterns, {
+    await _glob(patterns, {
       ignore: ['**/node_modules/**', '**/dist/**', ...(options?.ignore || [])],
       expandDirectories: false,
       ...options