diff --git a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/viteUtils.ts b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/viteUtils.ts
index 505301c48e..28cdded872 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/viteUtils.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright-ct-core/src/viteUtils.ts
@@ -183,8 +183,8 @@ export function transformIndexFile(id: string, content: string, templateDir: str
   lines.push(registerSource);
 
   for (const value of importInfos.values()) {
-    const importPath = resolveHook(value.filename, value.importSource);
-    lines.push(`const ${value.id} = () => import('${importPath?.replaceAll(path.sep, '/')}').then((mod) => mod.${value.remoteName || 'default'});`);
+    const importPath = resolveHook(value.filename, value.importSource) ?? value.importSource;
+    lines.push(`const ${value.id} = () => import('${importPath.replaceAll(path.sep, '/')}').then((mod) => mod.${value.remoteName || 'default'});`);
   }
 
   lines.push(`__pwRegistry.initialize({ ${[...importInfos.keys()].join(',\n  ')} });`);