diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index f172628d..a457499a 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import defu from 'defu'
-import { join, resolve } from 'upath'
 
 import type { Module } from '@nuxt/types'
 import type { SanityClient } from '@sanity/client'
@@ -76,6 +75,7 @@ const nuxtModule: Module<SanityModuleOptions> = function (moduleOptions) {
 
   const { bold }: typeof import('chalk') = process.client ? /* istanbul ignore next */ {} : require('chalk')
   const consola: typeof import('consola').default = process.client ? /* istanbul ignore next */ {} : require('consola')
+  const { join, resolve }: typeof import('upath') = process.client ? /* istanbul ignore next */ {} : require('upath')
 
   let sanityConfig: Record<string, any> = {}
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/bundle.test.ts b/test/e2e/bundle.test.ts
index 67d12c8c..428adf89 100644
--- a/test/e2e/bundle.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/bundle.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { readdirSync, readFileSync } from 'fs-extra'
 
 import { setupTest, getNuxt } from '@nuxt/test-utils'
 
-const serverDeps = ['chalk', 'consola', 'fs-extra']
+const serverDeps = ['chalk', 'consola', 'fs-extra', 'upath']
 
 describe('built files', () => {
   setupTest({