diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 425522f..8683bc1 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -39,12 +39,15 @@ export default defineConfig(() => ({
       transformMixedEsModules: true,
     },
     rollupOptions: {
+      // nostr-signer-capacitor-plugin is a native Capacitor plugin — it has no
+      // JS entry point and must be excluded from the bundle entirely.
+      // The plugin is injected at runtime by Capacitor on the native side.
+      external: ['nostr-signer-capacitor-plugin'],
       output: process.env.CAPACITOR_BUILD ? {
         // Single bundle for Capacitor APK — avoids 100+ chunk file requests
         // that fail silently in Android WebView local file serving
         manualChunks: undefined,
         inlineDynamicImports: true,
-        external: ['nostr-signer-capacitor-plugin'],
       } : {
         // Split large vendor libraries into separate cacheable chunks.
         // Users only re-download a chunk when that specific library updates.