diff --git a/.changeset/tiny-points-fry.md b/.changeset/tiny-points-fry.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfbf4b533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tiny-points-fry.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@opennextjs/aws": patch
+---
+
+fix(build): Improve regex in copy traced files to skip symbolic links
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/build/copyTracedFiles.ts b/packages/open-next/src/build/copyTracedFiles.ts
index 1eb3e3179..27b3b55e1 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/build/copyTracedFiles.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/build/copyTracedFiles.ts
@@ -45,9 +45,15 @@ const EXCLUDED_PACKAGES = [
   "next/dist/compiled/amphtml-validator",
 ];
 
-function isExcluded(srcPath: string): boolean {
+export function isExcluded(srcPath: string): boolean {
   return EXCLUDED_PACKAGES.some((excluded) =>
-    srcPath.match(getCrossPlatformPathRegex(`/node_modules/${excluded}/`)),
+    // `pnpm` can create a symbolic link that points to the pnpm store folder
+    // This will live under `/node_modules/sharp`. We need to handle this in our regex
+    srcPath.match(
+      getCrossPlatformPathRegex(`/node_modules/${excluded}(?:/|$)`, {
+        escape: false,
+      }),
+    ),
   );
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/open-next/src/build/installDeps.ts b/packages/open-next/src/build/installDeps.ts
index 06620d0fa..6b4091925 100644
--- a/packages/open-next/src/build/installDeps.ts
+++ b/packages/open-next/src/build/installDeps.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ export function installDependencies(
     fs.rmSync(tempInstallDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
     logger.info(`Dependencies installed for ${name}`);
   } catch (e: any) {
-    logger.error(e.stdout.toString());
+    logger.error(e.toString());
     logger.error("Could not install dependencies");
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tests-unit/tests/build/copyTracedFiles.test.ts b/packages/tests-unit/tests/build/copyTracedFiles.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45b07e431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/tests-unit/tests/build/copyTracedFiles.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { isExcluded } from "@opennextjs/aws/build/copyTracedFiles.js";
+
+describe("isExcluded", () => {
+  test("should exclude sharp", () => {
+    expect(
+      isExcluded(
+        "/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/sharp/lib/index.js",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      isExcluded(
+        "/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/.pnpm/sharp/4.1.3/node_modules/sharp/lib/index.js",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(true);
+    expect(
+      isExcluded("/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/sharp"),
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  test("should not exclude other packages", () => {
+    expect(
+      isExcluded(
+        "/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/other-package/lib/index.js",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      isExcluded(
+        "/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/.pnpm/other-package/4.1.3/node_modules/other-package/lib/index.js",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      isExcluded(
+        "/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/.pnpm/other-package/4.1.3/node_modules/sharp-other-package/lib/index.js",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+    expect(
+      isExcluded(
+        "/home/user/git/my-opennext-project/node_modules/.pnpm/other-package/4.1.3/node_modules/sharp-other",
+      ),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+});