diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 38d7514ec..b6761db13 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     nuxt.options.vite.optimizeDeps.exclude ||= []
     nuxt.options.vite.optimizeDeps.exclude.push('@sqlite.org/sqlite-wasm')
 
+    // Ignore content directory files in building
+    nuxt.options.ignore = [...(nuxt.options.ignore || []), 'content/**']
+
     // Helpers are designed to be enviroment agnostic
     addImports([
       { name: 'queryCollection', from: resolver.resolve('./runtime/app') },