diff --git a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/output-structure.test.ts b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/output-structure.test.ts
index 4145eaabe..4fd96d354 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/output-structure.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/e2e/tests/output-structure.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
 import { TestProject } from '../utils';
 
 describe('Output Directory Structure', () => {
@@ -362,13 +362,11 @@ describe('Output Directory Structure', () => {
           function logHello(name) {
             console.log(\`Hello \${name}!\`);
           }
-          background;
           const definition = defineBackground({
             main() {
               logHello("background");
             }
           });
-          background;
           function initPlugins() {
           }
           ((_b = (_a = globalThis.browser) == null ? void 0 : _a.runtime) == null ? void 0 : _b.id) ? globalThis.browser : globalThis.chrome;
@@ -397,7 +395,6 @@ describe('Output Directory Structure', () => {
           const result$1 = result;
           return result$1;
         }();
-        background;
         "
       `);
   });
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/index.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/index.ts
index f37f05df1..8eb2068ab 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/index.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { ViteNodeServer } from 'vite-node/server';
 import { ViteNodeRunner } from 'vite-node/client';
 import { installSourcemapsSupport } from 'vite-node/source-map';
 import { createExtensionEnvironment } from '../../utils/environments';
-import { relative, join, extname, dirname } from 'node:path';
+import { dirname, extname, join, relative } from 'node:path';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { normalizePath } from '../../utils/paths';
 
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ export async function createViteBuilder(
     const plugins: NonNullable<vite.UserConfig['plugins']> = [
       wxtPlugins.entrypointGroupGlobals(entrypoint),
     ];
+    const iifeReturnValueName = safeVarName(entrypoint.name);
+
     if (
       entrypoint.type === 'content-script-style' ||
       entrypoint.type === 'unlisted-style'
@@ -116,17 +118,16 @@ export async function createViteBuilder(
       plugins.push(wxtPlugins.cssEntrypoints(entrypoint, wxtConfig));
     }
 
-    const iifeReturnValueName = safeVarName(entrypoint.name);
-    const libMode: vite.UserConfig = {
+    if (
+      entrypoint.type === 'content-script' ||
+      entrypoint.type === 'unlisted-script'
+    ) {
+      plugins.push(wxtPlugins.iifeFooter(iifeReturnValueName));
+    }
+
+    return {
       mode: wxtConfig.mode,
       plugins,
-      esbuild: {
-        // Add a footer with the returned value so it can return values to `scripting.executeScript`
-        // Footer is added a part of esbuild to make sure it's not minified. It
-        // get's removed if added to `build.rollupOptions.output.footer`
-        // See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/scripting/executeScript#return_value
-        footer: iifeReturnValueName + ';',
-      },
       build: {
         lib: {
           entry,
@@ -162,8 +163,7 @@ export async function createViteBuilder(
         // See https://github.com/aklinker1/vite-plugin-web-extension/issues/96
         'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(wxtConfig.mode),
       },
-    };
-    return libMode;
+    } satisfies vite.UserConfig;
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/iifeFooter.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/iifeFooter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..604508ad7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/iifeFooter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { Plugin } from 'vite';
+
+/**
+ * Add a footer with the returned value so it can return values to `scripting.executeScript`
+ * Footer is added a part of esbuild to make sure it's not minified. It
+ * get's removed if added to `build.rollupOptions.output.footer`
+ * See https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Add-ons/WebExtensions/API/scripting/executeScript#return_value
+ */
+export function iifeFooter(iifeReturnValueName: string): Plugin {
+  return {
+    name: 'wxt:iife-footer',
+    generateBundle(_, bundle) {
+      for (const chunk of Object.values(bundle)) {
+        if (chunk.type === 'chunk' && chunk.isEntry) {
+          chunk.code += `${iifeReturnValueName};`;
+        }
+      }
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/index.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/index.ts
index 8f3b27147..27ea24c82 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/builders/vite/plugins/index.ts
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ export * from './defineImportMeta';
 export * from './removeEntrypointMainFunction';
 export * from './wxtPluginLoader';
 export * from './resolveAppConfig';
+export * from './iifeFooter';
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts b/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts
index 195a9d995..4edd2aff5 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/core/utils/building/build-entrypoints.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import {
   EntrypointGroup,
   ResolvedPublicFile,
 } from '../../../types';
-import { getPublicFiles } from '../../utils/fs';
+import { getPublicFiles } from '../fs';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'path';
 import type { Ora } from 'ora';
diff --git a/packages/wxt/src/utils/app-config.ts b/packages/wxt/src/utils/app-config.ts
index 7a22143fc..e905d402d 100644
--- a/packages/wxt/src/utils/app-config.ts
+++ b/packages/wxt/src/utils/app-config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /** @module wxt/utils/app-config */
 // @ts-expect-error: Untyped virtual module
 import appConfig from 'virtual:app-config';
-import type { WxtAppConfig } from '../utils/define-app-config';
+import type { WxtAppConfig } from './define-app-config';
 
 export function useAppConfig(): WxtAppConfig {
   return appConfig;