diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 6ca25ddbd..a521fae49 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ export default defineConfig(async ({ mode, command }) => {
       }),
       ...(mode === 'test' ? [mswPlugin()] : []),
     ],
+    optimizeDeps: {
+      // For unknown reasons, during vitest, vite will re-optimize the following
+      // deps, causing the test to reload, so add them here so that it will not
+      // reload during tests
+      include: [
+        'custom-event-polyfill',
+        'vue-i18n',
+        '@ungap/event-target',
+        'body-scroll-lock',
+        '@kazvmoe-infra/pinch-zoom-element',
+      ],
+    },
     css: {
       devSourcemap: true,
       transformer: 'lightningcss',