diff --git a/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts b/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
index 833fb8f61b..3e50b2fccc 100644
--- a/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ${imports.map(handler => `import ${getImportId(handler)} from '${handler}';`).jo
 ${lazyImports.map(handler => `const ${getImportId(handler)} = () => import('${handler}');`).join('\n')}
 
 export const handlers = [
-${handlers.map(h => `  { route: '${h.route || ''}', handler: ${getImportId(h.handler)}, lazy: ${h.lazy || true}, middleware: ${!!h.middleware}, method: ${JSON.stringify(h.method)} }`).join(',\n')}
+${handlers.map(h => `  { route: '${h.route || ''}', handler: ${getImportId(h.handler)}, lazy: ${!!h.lazy}, middleware: ${!!h.middleware}, method: ${JSON.stringify(h.method)} }`).join(',\n')}
 ];
   `.trim()
       return code
diff --git a/src/scan.ts b/src/scan.ts
index 94d6b3bc86..43e05bd4ee 100644
--- a/src/scan.ts
+++ b/src/scan.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export function scanRoutes (nitro: Nitro, dir: string, prefix: string = '/') {
 
     return {
       handler: file.fullPath,
+      lazy: true,
       route,
       method
     }