diff --git a/packages/webpack5/src/loaders/nativescript-hot-loader/hmr.runtime.ts b/packages/webpack5/src/loaders/nativescript-hot-loader/hmr.runtime.ts
index b456a1fdc..bb8a315d1 100644
--- a/packages/webpack5/src/loaders/nativescript-hot-loader/hmr.runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack5/src/loaders/nativescript-hot-loader/hmr.runtime.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 if (module.hot) {
 	let hash = __webpack_require__.h();
 	let hmrBootEmittedSymbol = Symbol.for('HMRBootEmitted');
+	let originalLiveSyncSymbol = Symbol.for('OriginalLiveSync');
+	let hmrRuntimeLastLiveSyncSymbol = Symbol.for('HMRRuntimeLastLiveSync');
 
 	const logVerbose = (title: string, ...info: any) => {
 		if (__NS_ENV_VERBOSE__) {
@@ -108,8 +110,12 @@ if (module.hot) {
 		].some((path) => requireExists(path));
 	};
 
-	const originalOnLiveSync = global.__onLiveSync;
-	global.__onLiveSync = async function () {
+	if (global.__onLiveSync !== global[hmrRuntimeLastLiveSyncSymbol]) {
+		// we store the original liveSync here in case this code runs again
+		// which happens when you module.hot.accept() the main file
+		global[originalLiveSyncSymbol] = global.__onLiveSync;
+	}
+	global[hmrRuntimeLastLiveSyncSymbol] = async function () {
 		logVerbose('LiveSync');
 
 		if (!hasUpdate()) {
@@ -120,9 +126,10 @@ if (module.hot) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		await originalOnLiveSync();
+		await global[originalLiveSyncSymbol]();
 	};
 
+	global.__onLiveSync = global[hmrRuntimeLastLiveSyncSymbol];
 	if (!global[hmrBootEmittedSymbol]) {
 		global[hmrBootEmittedSymbol] = true;
 		setStatus(hash, 'boot', 'HMR Enabled - waiting for changes...');