diff --git a/src/node/plugin.ts b/src/node/plugin.ts
index 19ac04a1..097688ae 100644
--- a/src/node/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugin.ts
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ export async function createVitePressPlugin(
   const hmrFix: Plugin = {
     name: 'vitepress:hmr-fix',
     async hotUpdate({ file, modules }) {
+      if (this.environment.name !== 'client') return
+
       const importers = [...(importerMap[slash(file)] || [])]
       if (importers.length > 0) {
         return [
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
index 6bb19bdc..bef6fb00 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/dynamicRoutesPlugin.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ export const dynamicRoutesPlugin = async (
     },
 
     async hotUpdate({ file, modules: existingMods }) {
+      if (this.environment.name !== 'client') return
+
       routeModuleCache.delete(file)
       const modules: EnvironmentModuleNode[] = []
 
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
index d36b2526..debc024c 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/localSearchPlugin.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ export async function localSearchPlugin(
     },
 
     async hotUpdate({ file }) {
+      if (this.environment.name !== 'client') return
+
       if (file.endsWith('.md')) {
         await indexFile(file)
         debug('🔍️ Updated', file)
diff --git a/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts b/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
index 55bd1211..b839adf5 100644
--- a/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
+++ b/src/node/plugins/staticDataPlugin.ts
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ export const staticDataPlugin: Plugin = {
   },
 
   hotUpdate({ file, modules: existingMods }) {
+    if (this.environment.name !== 'client') return
+
     const modules: EnvironmentModuleNode[] = []
 
     // dependency of data loader changed