diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/preset.js b/code/addons/interactions/preset.js
index e538669369e9..a83f95279e7f 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/preset.js
+++ b/code/addons/interactions/preset.js
@@ -1,10 +1 @@
-const { checkActionsLoaded } = require('./dist/preset');
-
-function previewAnnotations(entry = [], options) {
-  checkActionsLoaded(options.configDir);
-  return entry;
-}
-
-module.exports = {
-  previewAnnotations,
-};
+module.exports = require('./dist/preset');
diff --git a/code/addons/interactions/src/preset.ts b/code/addons/interactions/src/preset.ts
index 2e3dae624042..2d5963d6302f 100644
--- a/code/addons/interactions/src/preset.ts
+++ b/code/addons/interactions/src/preset.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { isAbsolute, join } from 'node:path';
 
 import { checkAddonOrder, serverRequire } from 'storybook/internal/common';
 
-export const checkActionsLoaded = (configDir: string) => {
+export function previewAnnotations(entry: string[] = [], options: { configDir: string }) {
   checkAddonOrder({
     before: {
       name: '@storybook/addon-actions',
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@ export const checkActionsLoaded = (configDir: string) => {
       name: '@storybook/addon-interactions',
       inEssentials: false,
     },
-    configFile: isAbsolute(configDir)
-      ? join(configDir, 'main')
-      : join(process.cwd(), configDir, 'main'),
+    configFile: isAbsolute(options.configDir)
+      ? join(options.configDir, 'main')
+      : join(process.cwd(), options.configDir, 'main'),
     getConfig: (configFile) => serverRequire(configFile),
   });
-};
+  return entry;
+}
 
 // This annotation is read by addon-test, so it can throw an error if both addons are used
 export const ADDON_INTERACTIONS_IN_USE = true;