diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/lib/mergeRulesSplitOverlap.js b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/lib/mergeRulesSplitOverlap.js
index 5fd2e03dfb..8dc9c863d0 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/lib/mergeRulesSplitOverlap.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/lib/mergeRulesSplitOverlap.js
@@ -252,6 +252,25 @@ export function cleanOmittedPaths(obj, options = {}) {
   return result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Normalizes externals configuration to ensure consistent handling.
+ * @param {Object} config - The configuration object
+ * @returns {Object} - The normalized configuration
+ */
+function normalizeExternals(config) {
+  if (!config || !config.externals) return config;
+
+  // Create a deep clone of the config to avoid modifying the original
+  const result = { ...config };
+
+  // If externals is not an array, convert it to an array
+  if (!Array.isArray(result.externals)) {
+    result.externals = [result.externals];
+  }
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 /**
  * Merges webpack/rspack configs with smart handling of overlapping rules.
  *
@@ -259,6 +278,9 @@ export function cleanOmittedPaths(obj, options = {}) {
  * @returns {Object} Merged config
  */
 export function mergeSplitOverlap(...configs) {
+  // Normalize externals in all configs before merging
+  const normalizedConfigs = configs.map(normalizeExternals);
+
   return mergeWithCustomize({
     customizeArray(a, b, key) {
       if (key === 'module.rules') {
@@ -287,5 +309,5 @@ export function mergeSplitOverlap(...configs) {
       // fall through to default merging
       return undefined;
     }
-  })(...configs);
+  })(...normalizedConfigs);
 }
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package-lock.json b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package-lock.json
index 568a3658e8..54570f2c67 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package-lock.json
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@meteorjs/rspack",
-  "version": "0.0.44",
+  "version": "0.0.46",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@meteorjs/rspack",
-      "version": "0.0.44",
+      "version": "0.0.46",
       "license": "ISC",
       "dependencies": {
         "ignore-loader": "^0.1.2",
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package.json b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package.json
index 7c7e5879d6..0dd6ccd06c 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package.json
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@meteorjs/rspack",
-  "version": "0.0.44",
+  "version": "0.0.46",
   "description": "Configuration logic for using Rspack in Meteor projects",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/rspack.config.js b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/rspack.config.js
index 0f71ef4f05..e99ba454a2 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/rspack.config.js
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-rspack/rspack.config.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ export default function (inMeteor = {}, argv = {}) {
     console.log('[i] Meteor flags:', Meteor);
   }
 
-  const enableSwcExternalHelpers = !isServer && swcExternalHelpers;
+  const enableSwcExternalHelpers = !!swcExternalHelpers;
   const isDevEnvironment = isRun && isDev && !isTest && !isNative;
   const swcConfigRule = createSwcConfig({
     isTypescriptEnabled,
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ export default function (inMeteor = {}, argv = {}) {
   const externals = [
     /^meteor.*/,
     ...(isReactEnabled ? [/^react$/, /^react-dom$/] : []),
+    ...(isServer ? [/^bcrypt$/] : []),
   ];
   const alias = {
     '/': path.resolve(process.cwd()),
diff --git a/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js b/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js
index fe72514001..9064aa323f 100644
--- a/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js
+++ b/packages/babel-compiler/babel-compiler.js
@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ if (Plugin?.rspackHelpers?.isRspackOutputFile(inputFilePath)) {
             tsx: hasTSXSupport,
           },
           ...(hasSwcHelpersAvailable &&
-            !isNodeTarget &&
             (packageName == null ||
               !['core-runtime', 'modules', 'modules-runtime'].includes(
                 packageName,
diff --git a/packages/rspack/lib/constants.js b/packages/rspack/lib/constants.js
index d85b3f74d0..75649bfc1d 100644
--- a/packages/rspack/lib/constants.js
+++ b/packages/rspack/lib/constants.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 export const DEFAULT_RSPACK_VERSION = '1.5.0';
 
-export const DEFAULT_METEOR_RSPACK_VERSION = '0.0.44';
+export const DEFAULT_METEOR_RSPACK_VERSION = '0.0.46';
 
 export const DEFAULT_METEOR_RSPACK_REACT_HMR_VERSION = '1.4.3';
 
diff --git a/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/package.json b/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/package.json
index 753fec1e49..966f93a251 100644
--- a/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/package.json
+++ b/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/package.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     "@babel/runtime": "^7.23.5",
     "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk": "^1.17.3",
     "@swc/helpers": "^0.5.17",
+    "bcrypt": "^6.0.0",
     "meteor-node-stubs": "^1.2.12",
     "react": "^18.3.1",
     "react-compiler-runtime": "^19.1.0-rc.2",
diff --git a/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/server/main.js b/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/server/main.js
index 4f036e6af4..f0ea8e46e8 100644
--- a/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/server/main.js
+++ b/tools/modern-tests/apps/react-router/server/main.js
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import '@helper/alias';
 import ReactAlias from '@react/alias';
 import './resolve-extensions/first';
 import { TypescriptEnabled } from './ts/helpers';
+import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 
 console.log('@react/alias loaded', ReactAlias.version);
 console.log('TypescriptEnabled', TypescriptEnabled);
+console.log("bcrypt loaded", !!bcrypt);
 
 async function insertLink({ title, url }) {
   await LinksCollection.insertAsync({ title, url, createdAt: new Date() });
diff --git a/tools/modern-tests/apps/vue/package.json b/tools/modern-tests/apps/vue/package.json
index 2744495801..207d42b230 100644
--- a/tools/modern-tests/apps/vue/package.json
+++ b/tools/modern-tests/apps/vue/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "vue-router": "^4.2.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.4.8",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.4.8",
     "@tailwindcss/postcss": "^4.1.12",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json
index 73fe05e2c2..30486fc41f 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-apollo/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "@graphql-tools/webpack-loader": "^7.0.0",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/plugin-react-refresh": "^1.4.3",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json
index e3d8c64f29..015d19dee1 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-blaze/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "meteor-node-stubs": "^1.2.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json
index 61215c811e..6ade02ed52 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-chakra-ui/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-full/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-full/package.json
index 2581bbe447..2cbf71d754 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-full/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-full/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "meteor-node-stubs": "^1.2.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json
index 6a5053d168..b1f421ff14 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-react/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json
index 49b7e0b1b4..b30ab58761 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-solid/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "picocolors": "^1.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json
index 057af9e6ed..bc133e5471 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-svelte/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "meteor-node-stubs": "^1.2.12"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json
index deb1825e75..5c31b39f5e 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-tailwind/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^17.0.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json
index 556495cafd..1c266acd02 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-typescript/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "react-dom": "^18.2.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",
diff --git a/tools/static-assets/skel-vue/package.json b/tools/static-assets/skel-vue/package.json
index aa4c7ccc13..effd7dc82f 100644
--- a/tools/static-assets/skel-vue/package.json
+++ b/tools/static-assets/skel-vue/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "vue-router": "^4.2.5"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.44",
+    "@meteorjs/rspack": "^0.0.46",
     "@rsdoctor/rspack-plugin": "^1.2.3",
     "@rspack/cli": "^1.5.0",
     "@rspack/core": "^1.5.0",