Describe the Bug
When building with Turbopack, the payload 3.65.0 build prevents turbopack builds despite the fact that it does work with the correct config
I've proposed a PR to fix this
Link to the code that reproduces this issue
https://github.com/robertjbass/turbopack-build-bug
Reproduction Steps
Look at readme on the reproduction repo. It will reiterate the following:
git clone git@github.com:robertjbass/turbopack-build-bug.git
cd turbopack-build-bug
## Add a .env file with:
# DATABASE_URI=...
# PAYLOAD_SECRET=...
pnpm install
pnpm build
# note the error message:
# ⨯ Failed to load next.config.mjs, see more info here https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/next-config-error
# > Build error occurred
# Error: Payload does not support using Turbopack for production builds. If you are using Next.js 16, please use `next build --webpack` instead.
# at <unknown> (next.config.mjs:40:16)
Then downgrade the payload version by doing a find and replace
Find: 3.65.0
Replace: 3.64.0
Or replace the package.json with the following:
{
"name": "turbopack-build-bug",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "A blank template to get started with Payload 3.0",
"license": "MIT",
"type": "module",
"scripts": {
"build": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next build",
"dev": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next dev",
"devsafe": "rm -rf .next && cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next dev",
"generate:importmap": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload generate:importmap",
"generate:types": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload generate:types",
"lint": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next lint",
"payload": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload",
"start": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next start",
"test": "pnpm run test:int && pnpm run test:e2e",
"test:e2e": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--no-deprecation --no-experimental-strip-types\" pnpm exec playwright test",
"test:int": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation vitest run --config ./vitest.config.mts"
},
"dependencies": {
"@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.937.0",
"@payloadcms/db-postgres": "3.65.0",
"@payloadcms/live-preview-react": "3.65.0",
"@payloadcms/next": "3.65.0",
"@payloadcms/payload-cloud": "3.65.0",
"@payloadcms/richtext-lexical": "3.65.0",
"@payloadcms/storage-s3": "3.65.0",
"@payloadcms/ui": "3.65.0",
"@polar-sh/sdk": "^0.26.1",
"@splinetool/react-spline": "^4.0.0",
"@splinetool/runtime": "^1.9.82",
"algoliasearch": "^5.19.0",
"canvas-confetti": "^1.9.3",
"class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0",
"clsx": "^2.1.1",
"cross-env": "^7.0.3",
"framer-motion": "12.23.12",
"graphql": "^16.8.1",
"isomorphic-dompurify": "^2.26.0",
"loops": "^3.4.1",
"next": "16.0.6",
"openai": "^6.9.1",
"payload": "3.65.0",
"photoswipe": "^5.4.4",
"pino": "^9.14.0",
"react": "19.2.0",
"react-dom": "19.2.0",
"react-icons": "^5.3.0",
"react-swipeable": "^7.0.2",
"sharp": "0.33.4",
"tailwind-merge": "^2.3.0",
"thread-stream": "^3.1.0"
},
"devDependencies": {
"@playwright/test": "1.56.1",
"@testing-library/react": "16.3.0",
"@types/node": "^22.5.4",
"@types/react": "19.1.8",
"@types/react-dom": "19.1.6",
"@vitejs/plugin-react": "4.5.2",
"eslint": "^9.16.0",
"eslint-config-next": "15.4.7",
"jsdom": "26.1.0",
"playwright": "1.56.1",
"playwright-core": "1.56.1",
"prettier": "^3.4.2",
"typescript": "5.7.3",
"vite-tsconfig-paths": "5.1.4",
"vitest": "3.2.3"
},
"engines": {
"node": ">=20"
}
}
Then run:
pnpm install
pnpm build
# It will build without any errors
Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)
Not sure, area: core
Environment Info
pnpm payload info ✔ 24 13.7G
> turbopack-build-bug@1.0.0 payload /Users/bob/dev/payload-bugs/turbopack-build-bug
> cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload info
npm warn Unknown env config "npm-globalconfig". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn Unknown env config "verify-deps-before-run". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
npm warn Unknown env config "_jsr-registry". This will stop working in the next major version of npm.
! Corepack is about to download https://registry.yarnpkg.com/yarn/-/yarn-1.22.22.tgz
Binaries:
Node: 24.11.1
npm: 11.6.2
Yarn: 1.22.22
pnpm: 10.23.0
Relevant Packages:
payload: 3.65.0
next: 16.0.6
@payloadcms/db-postgres: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/drizzle: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/email-nodemailer: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/graphql: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/live-preview: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/live-preview-react: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/next/utilities: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/payload-cloud: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/plugin-cloud-storage: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/richtext-lexical: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/storage-s3: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/translations: 3.65.0
@payloadcms/ui/shared: 3.65.0
react: 19.2.0
react-dom: 19.2.0
Operating System:
Platform: darwin
Arch: arm64
Version: Darwin Kernel Version 24.6.0: Wed Oct 15 21:12:15 PDT 2025; root:xnu-11417.140.69.703.14~1/RELEASE_ARM64_T6041
Available memory (MB): 36864
Available CPU cores: 14
Describe the Bug
When building with Turbopack, the payload 3.65.0 build prevents turbopack builds despite the fact that it does work with the correct config
I've proposed a PR to fix this
Link to the code that reproduces this issue
https://github.com/robertjbass/turbopack-build-bug
Reproduction Steps
Look at readme on the reproduction repo. It will reiterate the following:
Then downgrade the payload version by doing a find and replace
Find: 3.65.0
Replace: 3.64.0
Or replace the package.json with the following:
{ "name": "turbopack-build-bug", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "A blank template to get started with Payload 3.0", "license": "MIT", "type": "module", "scripts": { "build": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next build", "dev": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next dev", "devsafe": "rm -rf .next && cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next dev", "generate:importmap": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload generate:importmap", "generate:types": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload generate:types", "lint": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next lint", "payload": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation payload", "start": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation next start", "test": "pnpm run test:int && pnpm run test:e2e", "test:e2e": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=\"--no-deprecation --no-experimental-strip-types\" pnpm exec playwright test", "test:int": "cross-env NODE_OPTIONS=--no-deprecation vitest run --config ./vitest.config.mts" }, "dependencies": { "@aws-sdk/client-s3": "^3.937.0", "@payloadcms/db-postgres": "3.65.0", "@payloadcms/live-preview-react": "3.65.0", "@payloadcms/next": "3.65.0", "@payloadcms/payload-cloud": "3.65.0", "@payloadcms/richtext-lexical": "3.65.0", "@payloadcms/storage-s3": "3.65.0", "@payloadcms/ui": "3.65.0", "@polar-sh/sdk": "^0.26.1", "@splinetool/react-spline": "^4.0.0", "@splinetool/runtime": "^1.9.82", "algoliasearch": "^5.19.0", "canvas-confetti": "^1.9.3", "class-variance-authority": "^0.7.0", "clsx": "^2.1.1", "cross-env": "^7.0.3", "framer-motion": "12.23.12", "graphql": "^16.8.1", "isomorphic-dompurify": "^2.26.0", "loops": "^3.4.1", "next": "16.0.6", "openai": "^6.9.1", "payload": "3.65.0", "photoswipe": "^5.4.4", "pino": "^9.14.0", "react": "19.2.0", "react-dom": "19.2.0", "react-icons": "^5.3.0", "react-swipeable": "^7.0.2", "sharp": "0.33.4", "tailwind-merge": "^2.3.0", "thread-stream": "^3.1.0" }, "devDependencies": { "@playwright/test": "1.56.1", "@testing-library/react": "16.3.0", "@types/node": "^22.5.4", "@types/react": "19.1.8", "@types/react-dom": "19.1.6", "@vitejs/plugin-react": "4.5.2", "eslint": "^9.16.0", "eslint-config-next": "15.4.7", "jsdom": "26.1.0", "playwright": "1.56.1", "playwright-core": "1.56.1", "prettier": "^3.4.2", "typescript": "5.7.3", "vite-tsconfig-paths": "5.1.4", "vitest": "3.2.3" }, "engines": { "node": ">=20" } }Then run:
pnpm install pnpm build # It will build without any errorsWhich area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)
Not sure, area: core
Environment Info