diff --git a/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts b/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
index 87108a1123..eeabdc7892 100644
--- a/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/rollup/plugins/handlers.ts
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ ${handlers
       },
       "#nitro-internal-virtual/server-handlers-meta": () => {
         const handlers = getHandlers();
+        const imports = unique(handlers.map((h) => h.handler));
         return /* js */ `
-  ${handlers
+  ${imports
     .map(
-      (h) => `import ${getImportId(h.handler)}Meta from "${h.handler}?meta";`
+      (handler) => `import ${getImportId(handler)}Meta from "${handler}?meta";`
     )
     .join("\n")}
 export const handlersMeta = [
diff --git a/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts b/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
index 63d8eca4cd..c9f35e67d2 100644
--- a/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
+++ b/test/fixture/nitro.config.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ export default defineNitroConfig({
       // @ts-expect-error #2382
       method: "GET",
     },
+    {
+      route: "/api/hello2",
+      handler: "~/api/hello.ts",
+    },
   ],
   devProxy: {
     "/proxy/example": { target: "https://example.com", changeOrigin: true },