diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/build/build_server.js b/packages/kit/src/core/build/build_server.js
index aa7224395e85..daa5c2e3020a 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/build/build_server.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/build/build_server.js
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ export class Server {
 		}
 
 		if (!this.options.hooks) {
-			const module = await import(${s(hooks)});
+			const fallback = options.prerender && options.prerender.fallback;
+			const module = fallback ? {} : await import(${s(hooks)});
 			this.options.hooks = {
 				getSession: module.getSession || (() => ({})),
 				handle: module.handle || (({ event, resolve }) => resolve(event)),
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/build/prerender/prerender.js b/packages/kit/src/core/build/prerender/prerender.js
index b8d20d16e37a..7ed74bf03aaa 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/build/prerender/prerender.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/build/prerender/prerender.js
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ export async function prerender({ config, entries, files, log }) {
 		read: (file) => readFileSync(join(config.kit.files.assets, file))
 	});
 
-	const server = new Server(manifest);
+	const fallback_server = new Server(manifest);
 
-	const rendered = await server.respond(new Request('http://sveltekit-prerender/[fallback]'), {
+	const rendered = await fallback_server.respond(new Request('http://sveltekit-prerender/[fallback]'), {
 		getClientAddress,
 		prerender: {
 			fallback: true,
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ export async function prerender({ config, entries, files, log }) {
 		return prerendered;
 	}
 
+	const server = new Server(manifest);
+
 	const error = normalise_error_handler(log, config.kit.prerender.onError);
 
 	const q = queue(config.kit.prerender.concurrency);