diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
index bf84aff19..b22ca1632 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/javascript.spec.ts.snap
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ exports[`javascript configuration for android 1`] = `
       {
         test: /\\\\.js$/,
         exclude: [
-          /node_modules/
+          /node_modules/,
+          '__jest__/src/app.js'
         ],
         use: [
           /* config.module.rule('hmr-core').use('nativescript-hot-loader') */
@@ -503,7 +504,8 @@ exports[`javascript configuration for ios 1`] = `
       {
         test: /\\\\.js$/,
         exclude: [
-          /node_modules/
+          /node_modules/,
+          '__jest__/src/app.js'
         ],
         use: [
           /* config.module.rule('hmr-core').use('nativescript-hot-loader') */
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/typescript.spec.ts.snap b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/typescript.spec.ts.snap
index e1b8dc786..424cf8a59 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/typescript.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/webpack5/__tests__/configuration/__snapshots__/typescript.spec.ts.snap
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ exports[`typescript configuration for android 1`] = `
       {
         test: /\\\\.(js|ts)$/,
         exclude: [
-          /node_modules/
+          /node_modules/,
+          '__jest__/src/app.js'
         ],
         use: [
           /* config.module.rule('hmr-core').use('nativescript-hot-loader') */
@@ -503,7 +504,8 @@ exports[`typescript configuration for ios 1`] = `
       {
         test: /\\\\.(js|ts)$/,
         exclude: [
-          /node_modules/
+          /node_modules/,
+          '__jest__/src/app.js'
         ],
         use: [
           /* config.module.rule('hmr-core').use('nativescript-hot-loader') */
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
index 53f7a0cd5..7dccca1a1 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/javascript.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import { getEntryPath, getEntryDirPath } from "../helpers/platform";
 import { addVirtualEntry } from '../helpers/virtualModules';
-import { getEntryDirPath } from "../helpers/platform";
 import { env as _env, IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
 import base from './base';
 
 export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 	base(config, env);
-
+	const entryPath = getEntryPath();
 	const filterRE = '/.(xml|js|s?css)$/';
 	const virtualEntryPath = addVirtualEntry(
 		config,
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 		.test(/\.js$/)
 		.exclude
 		.add(/node_modules/)
+		.add(entryPath)
 		.end()
 		.use('nativescript-hot-loader')
 		.loader('nativescript-hot-loader')
diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts
index de0c28d9f..0e31692ad 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/configuration/typescript.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import Config from 'webpack-chain';
 
+import { getEntryDirPath, getEntryPath } from "../helpers/platform";
 import { addVirtualEntry } from '../helpers/virtualModules';
-import { getEntryDirPath } from "../helpers/platform";
 import { env as _env, IWebpackEnv } from '../index';
 import base from './base';
 
 export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 	base(config, env);
-
+	const entryPath = getEntryPath();
 	const filterRE = '/.(xml|js|ts|s?css)$/';
 	const virtualEntryPath = addVirtualEntry(
 		config,
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export default function (config: Config, env: IWebpackEnv = _env): Config {
 		.test(/\.(js|ts)$/)
 		.exclude
 		.add(/node_modules/)
+		.add(entryPath)
 		.end()
 		.use('nativescript-hot-loader')
 		.loader('nativescript-hot-loader')