diff --git a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js
index 3573369d3912..1e5045dd3bda 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/preview/index.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import fs, { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
+import fs from 'node:fs';
 import { join } from 'node:path';
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url';
 import sirv from 'sirv';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function preview(vite, vite_config, svelte_config) {
 
 	const dir = join(svelte_config.kit.outDir, 'output/server');
 
-	if (!existsSync(dir)) {
+	if (!fs.existsSync(dir)) {
 		throw new Error(`Server files not found at ${dir}, did you run \`build\` first?`);
 	}