diff --git a/packages/core/cli/commands/build.mjs b/packages/core/cli/commands/build.mjs
index 7051d70..e70080f 100644
--- a/packages/core/cli/commands/build.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/cli/commands/build.mjs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import { consola } from 'consola'
 import { defineCommand } from 'citty'
 import { dirname, resolve } from 'pathe'
-import { loadConfig } from 'c12'
 import {
   build,
   copyPublicAssets,
@@ -12,26 +11,24 @@ import {
   prerender,
 } from 'nitropack'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
-import { nitroConfig as mcflyNitroConfig } from '../../runtime/nitro-config.js'
+import { getNitroConfig } from '../../get-nitro-config.js'
 
 async function _build(args) {
   consola.start('Building project...')
   try {
     const rootDir = resolve(args.dir || args._dir || '.')
-    const { config: mcflyConfig } = await loadConfig({ name: 'mcfly' })
-    const { config: nitroConfig } = await loadConfig({ name: 'nitro' })
+
+    const nitroConfig = await getNitroConfig()
 
     const nitro = await createNitro({
       rootDir,
       dev: false,
+
+      ...nitroConfig,
+
       minify: args.minify,
       preset: args.preset,
-      // spread mcfly.nitro config
-      ...(mcflyConfig.nitro ?? {}),
-      ...(nitroConfig ?? {}),
-      ...mcflyNitroConfig,
     })
-    nitro.options.runtimeConfig.mcfly = mcflyConfig
 
     const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
     const __dirname = dirname(__filename)
diff --git a/packages/core/cli/commands/serve.mjs b/packages/core/cli/commands/serve.mjs
index 7f680c5..d8d51af 100644
--- a/packages/core/cli/commands/serve.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/cli/commands/serve.mjs
@@ -12,10 +12,9 @@ import {
   prerender,
 } from 'nitropack'
 import { resolve } from 'pathe'
-import { loadConfig } from 'c12'
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url'
 import { dirname } from 'pathe'
-import { nitroConfig as mcflyNitroConfig } from '../../runtime/nitro-config.js'
+import { getNitroConfig } from '../../get-nitro-config.js'
 
 const hmrKeyRe = /^runtimeConfig\.|routeRules\./
 const __filename = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@ async function serve(args) {
      * @type {string}
      */
     const rootDir = resolve(args.dir || args._dir || '.')
-    const { config: mcflyConfig } = await loadConfig({ name: 'mcfly' })
-    const { config: nitroConfig } = await loadConfig({ name: 'nitro' })
 
     /**
      * @typedef {import('nitropack').Nitro} Nitro
@@ -60,6 +57,8 @@ async function serve(args) {
         await nitro.close()
       }
 
+      const nitroConfig = await getNitroConfig()
+
       // create new nitro
       nitro = await createNitro(
         {
@@ -67,10 +66,7 @@ async function serve(args) {
           dev: true,
           preset: 'nitro-dev',
           _cli: { command: 'dev' },
-          // spread mcfly.nitro config
-          ...(mcflyConfig.nitro ?? {}),
-          ...(nitroConfig ?? {}),
-          ...mcflyNitroConfig,
+          ...nitroConfig,
         },
         {
           watch: true,
@@ -95,7 +91,6 @@ async function serve(args) {
         }
       )
       nitro.hooks.hookOnce('restart', reload)
-      nitro.options.runtimeConfig.mcfly = mcflyConfig
 
       nitro.options.handlers.push({
         middleware: true,
diff --git a/packages/core/get-nitro-config.js b/packages/core/get-nitro-config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bdd533
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/core/get-nitro-config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { loadConfig } from 'c12'
+import { mcflyNitroConfig } from './mcfly-nitro-config.js'
+
+/**
+ * @typedef {import('nitropack').NitroConfig} NitroConfig
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @returns {Promise<NitroConfig>}
+ */
+export async function getNitroConfig() {
+  const { config: nitroConfig } = await loadConfig({ name: 'nitro' })
+  const { config: mcflyConfig } = await loadConfig({ name: 'mcfly' })
+
+  return {
+    // nitro config within user's mcfly.config.mjs
+    ...(mcflyConfig.nitro ?? {}),
+
+    // nitro config from nitro.config.mjs
+    ...(nitroConfig ?? {}),
+
+    // McFly standard nitro config
+    ...mcflyNitroConfig,
+
+    // expose mcfly config to framework runtime
+    runtimeConfig: {
+      mcfly: mcflyConfig,
+    },
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/core/runtime/nitro-config.js b/packages/core/mcfly-nitro-config.js
similarity index 94%
rename from packages/core/runtime/nitro-config.js
rename to packages/core/mcfly-nitro-config.js
index 47feee7..be81514 100644
--- a/packages/core/runtime/nitro-config.js
+++ b/packages/core/mcfly-nitro-config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * @typedef {import('nitropack').NitroConfig} NitroConfig
  * @type {NitroConfig}
  */
-export const nitroConfig = {
+export const mcflyNitroConfig = {
   framework: {
     name: 'McFly',
   },
diff --git a/packages/core/package.json b/packages/core/package.json
index 69afe6a..85f7fb9 100644
--- a/packages/core/package.json
+++ b/packages/core/package.json
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "version": "npm version",
     "publish": "npm publish",
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
-    "build:middleware": "npx esbuild route-middleware.js --bundle --outfile=mcfly-middleware.js"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/packages/core/route-middleware.js b/packages/core/route-middleware.js
index 69ac166..de17a5c 100644
--- a/packages/core/route-middleware.js
+++ b/packages/core/route-middleware.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { eventHandler } from 'h3'
 import { useRuntimeConfig, useStorage } from 'nitropack/runtime'
 import { createHooks } from 'hookable'
 import { consola } from 'consola'
+import { colorize } from 'consola/utils'
 
 import {
   hooks as mcflyHooks,
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   evaluateServerScripts,
   injectHtmlFragments,
   injectCustomElements,
-} from '@mcflyjs/core/runtime/index.js'
+} from '@mcflyjs/core/runtime/index.js' // important to import from installed node_module because this script is passed to another context
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../config').McFlyConfig} Config
@@ -29,18 +30,17 @@ export default eventHandler(async (event) => {
   let { mcfly: config } = useRuntimeConfig()
   const storage = useStorage()
 
-  const publicAssets = (await storage.getKeys('root:public')).map(
-    (key) => `/${key.replace('root:public:', '')}`
-  )
-
   // if not page, don't render
-  if (event.path.startsWith('/api') || publicAssets.includes(event.path)) {
+  if (event.path.startsWith('/api')) {
     return
   }
 
   if (!config || Object.keys(config).length === 0) {
     config = defaultMcflyConfig
-    consola.warn(`[WARN]: McFly configuration not loaded, using defaults...`)
+    consola.warn(
+      `[WARN]: McFly configuration not found, using defaults...`,
+      defaultMcflyConfig
+    )
   }
 
   const plugins = config.plugins ?? []
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ export default eventHandler(async (event) => {
   }
 
   const timeEnd = performance.now()
-  consola.info(
-    'Page rendered in',
+  consola.log(
+    colorize('green', event.path),
+    'rendered in',
     Math.round(timeEnd - timeStart),
-    'ms:',
-    event.path
+    'ms'
   )
   return (
     html ??
diff --git a/packages/core/runtime/index.js b/packages/core/runtime/index.js
index 64be243..b397ab0 100644
--- a/packages/core/runtime/index.js
+++ b/packages/core/runtime/index.js
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ export { getFiles } from './get-files.mjs'
 export { hooks } from './hooks.mjs'
 export { injectCustomElements } from './inject-elements.mjs'
 export { injectHtmlFragments } from './inject-fragments.mjs'
-export { nitroConfig } from './nitro-config.js'
+export { mcflyNitroConfig as nitroConfig } from '../mcfly-nitro-config.js'
diff --git a/packages/core/runtime/inject-elements.mjs b/packages/core/runtime/inject-elements.mjs
index fceeb87..3280153 100644
--- a/packages/core/runtime/inject-elements.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/runtime/inject-elements.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ELEMENT_NODE, parse, render, walkSync } from 'ultrahtml'
-import { getFiles } from '@mcflyjs/core/runtime/get-files.mjs'
+import { getFiles } from './get-files.mjs'
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('../../config/index.js').McFlyConfig} Config
diff --git a/packages/core/runtime/inject-fragments.mjs b/packages/core/runtime/inject-fragments.mjs
index dffb791..86815ec 100644
--- a/packages/core/runtime/inject-fragments.mjs
+++ b/packages/core/runtime/inject-fragments.mjs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { ELEMENT_NODE, parse, render, walkSync } from 'ultrahtml'
-import { getFiles } from '@mcflyjs/core/runtime/get-files.mjs'
+import { getFiles } from './get-files.mjs'
 
 /**
  * @typedef {import('ultrahtml').Node} HtmlNode
diff --git a/site/package.json b/site/package.json
index 5626745..457a76d 100644
--- a/site/package.json
+++ b/site/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "dev": "mcfly serve",
     "build": "mcfly build",
     "preview": "node .output/server/index.mjs",
-    "build:preview": "pnpm run build && pnpm run preview",
+    "build:preview": "pnpm run build --preset=node-server && pnpm run preview",
     "deploy": "netlify deploy --site=$NETLIFY_SITE_ID --dir=dist --prod"
   },
   "dependencies": {