diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.ts
index 8658f08cf1f..8c1c4ba66e2 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.ts
@@ -148,22 +148,25 @@ export function qwikRollup(qwikRollupOpts: QwikRollupPluginOptions = {}): any {
 export function normalizeRollupOutputOptions(
   opts: NormalizedQwikPluginOptions,
   rollupOutputOpts: Rollup.OutputOptions | Rollup.OutputOptions[] | undefined,
-  useAssetsDir: boolean
-): Rollup.OutputOptions[] {
-  const outputOpts: Rollup.OutputOptions[] = Array.isArray(rollupOutputOpts)
-    ? // fill the `outputOpts` array with all existing option entries
-      [...rollupOutputOpts]
-    : // use the existing rollupOutputOpts object or create a new one
-      [rollupOutputOpts || {}];
-
-  // make sure at least one output is present in every case
-  if (!outputOpts.length) {
-    outputOpts.push({});
+  useAssetsDir: boolean,
+  outDir?: string
+): Rollup.OutputOptions | Rollup.OutputOptions[] {
+  if (Array.isArray(rollupOutputOpts)) {
+    // make sure at least one output is present in every case
+    if (!rollupOutputOpts.length) {
+      rollupOutputOpts.push({});
+    }
+
+    return rollupOutputOpts.map((outputOptsObj) => ({
+      ...normalizeRollupOutputOptionsObject(opts, outputOptsObj, useAssetsDir),
+      dir: outDir || outputOptsObj.dir,
+    }));
   }
 
-  return outputOpts.map((outputOptsObj) =>
-    normalizeRollupOutputOptionsObject(opts, outputOptsObj, useAssetsDir)
-  );
+  return {
+    ...normalizeRollupOutputOptionsObject(opts, rollupOutputOpts, useAssetsDir),
+    dir: outDir || rollupOutputOpts?.dir,
+  };
 }
 
 export function normalizeRollupOutputOptionsObject(
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.ts
index 2c145086be2..ba3789bdd28 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.ts
@@ -339,11 +339,9 @@ export function qwikVite(qwikViteOpts: QwikVitePluginOptions = {}): any {
           output: normalizeRollupOutputOptions(
             opts,
             viteConfig.build?.rollupOptions?.output,
-            useAssetsDir
-          ).map((outputOptsObj) => {
-            outputOptsObj.dir = buildOutputDir;
-            return outputOptsObj;
-          }),
+            useAssetsDir,
+            buildOutputDir
+          ),
           preserveEntrySignatures: 'exports-only',
           onwarn: (warning, warn) => {
             if (warning.plugin === 'typescript' && warning.message.includes('outputToFilesystem')) {
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts
index 427c9ddc06b..041149e4198 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ test('command: serve, mode: development', async () => {
   const opts = await plugin.api?.getOptions();
   const build = c.build!;
   const rollupOptions = build!.rollupOptions!;
-  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions[];
+  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions;
 
   assert.deepEqual(opts.target, 'client');
   assert.deepEqual(opts.buildMode, 'development');
@@ -62,15 +62,10 @@ test('command: serve, mode: development', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(build.outDir, normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'dist')));
   assert.deepEqual(rollupOptions.input, normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'src', 'entry.dev')));
 
-  assert.ok(Array.isArray(outputOptions));
-  assert.lengthOf(outputOptions, 1);
-
-  outputOptions.forEach((outputOptionsObj) => {
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.chunkFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.entryFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.format, 'es');
-  });
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.chunkFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.entryFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.format, 'es');
 
   assert.deepEqual(build.dynamicImportVarsOptions?.exclude, [/./]);
   assert.deepEqual(build.ssr, undefined);
@@ -92,7 +87,7 @@ test('command: serve, mode: production', async () => {
   const opts = await plugin.api?.getOptions();
   const build = c.build!;
   const rollupOptions = build!.rollupOptions!;
-  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions[];
+  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions;
 
   assert.deepEqual(opts.target, 'client');
   assert.deepEqual(opts.buildMode, 'production');
@@ -104,15 +99,10 @@ test('command: serve, mode: production', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(build.emptyOutDir, undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(rollupOptions.input, normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'src', 'entry.dev')));
 
-  assert.ok(Array.isArray(outputOptions));
-  assert.lengthOf(outputOptions, 1);
-
-  outputOptions.forEach((outputOptionsObj) => {
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.chunkFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.entryFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.format, 'es');
-  });
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.chunkFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.entryFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.format, 'es');
 
   assert.deepEqual(build.dynamicImportVarsOptions?.exclude, [/./]);
   assert.deepEqual(build.ssr, undefined);
@@ -133,7 +123,7 @@ test('command: build, mode: development', async () => {
   const opts = await plugin.api?.getOptions();
   const build = c.build!;
   const rollupOptions = build!.rollupOptions!;
-  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions[];
+  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions;
 
   assert.deepEqual(opts.target, 'client');
   assert.deepEqual(opts.buildMode, 'development');
@@ -146,14 +136,9 @@ test('command: build, mode: development', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(build.emptyOutDir, undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(rollupOptions.input, [normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'src', 'root'))]);
 
-  assert.ok(Array.isArray(outputOptions));
-  assert.lengthOf(outputOptions, 1);
-
-  outputOptions.forEach((outputOptionsObj) => {
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.chunkFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.entryFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
-  });
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.chunkFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.entryFileNames, 'build/[name].js');
 
   assert.deepEqual(build.dynamicImportVarsOptions?.exclude, [/./]);
   assert.deepEqual(build.ssr, undefined);
@@ -177,7 +162,7 @@ test('command: build, mode: production', async () => {
   const opts = await plugin.api?.getOptions();
   const build = c.build!;
   const rollupOptions = build!.rollupOptions!;
-  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions[];
+  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions;
 
   assert.deepEqual(opts.target, 'client');
   assert.deepEqual(opts.buildMode, 'production');
@@ -190,14 +175,9 @@ test('command: build, mode: production', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(build.emptyOutDir, undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(rollupOptions.input, [normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'src', 'root'))]);
 
-  assert.ok(Array.isArray(outputOptions));
-  assert.lengthOf(outputOptions, 1);
-
-  outputOptions.forEach((outputOptionsObj) => {
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.chunkFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.entryFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
-  });
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.chunkFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.entryFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].js');
 
   assert.deepEqual(build.outDir, normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'dist')));
   assert.deepEqual(build.dynamicImportVarsOptions?.exclude, [/./]);
@@ -248,7 +228,7 @@ test('command: build, --ssr entry.server.tsx', async () => {
   const opts = await plugin.api?.getOptions();
   const build = c.build!;
   const rollupOptions = build!.rollupOptions!;
-  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions[];
+  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions;
 
   assert.deepEqual(opts.target, 'ssr');
   assert.deepEqual(opts.buildMode, 'development');
@@ -261,14 +241,9 @@ test('command: build, --ssr entry.server.tsx', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(build.emptyOutDir, undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(rollupOptions.input, [normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'src', 'entry.server.tsx'))]);
 
-  assert.ok(Array.isArray(outputOptions));
-  assert.lengthOf(outputOptions, 1);
-
-  outputOptions.forEach((outputOptionsObj) => {
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.chunkFileNames, undefined);
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.entryFileNames, undefined);
-  });
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.chunkFileNames, undefined);
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.entryFileNames, undefined);
 
   assert.deepEqual(build.outDir, normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'server')));
   assert.deepEqual(build.dynamicImportVarsOptions?.exclude, [/./]);
@@ -396,7 +371,7 @@ test('command: build, --mode lib', async () => {
   const opts = await plugin.api?.getOptions();
   const build = c.build!;
   const rollupOptions = build!.rollupOptions!;
-  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions[];
+  const outputOptions = rollupOptions.output as Rollup.OutputOptions;
 
   assert.deepEqual(opts.target, 'lib');
   assert.deepEqual(opts.buildMode, 'development');
@@ -404,13 +379,8 @@ test('command: build, --mode lib', async () => {
   assert.deepEqual(build.ssr, undefined);
   assert.deepEqual(rollupOptions.input, [normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'src', 'index.ts'))]);
 
-  assert.ok(Array.isArray(outputOptions));
-  assert.lengthOf(outputOptions, 1);
-
-  outputOptions.forEach((outputOptionsObj) => {
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
-    assert.deepEqual(outputOptionsObj.chunkFileNames, undefined);
-  });
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.assetFileNames, 'build/q-[hash].[ext]');
+  assert.deepEqual(outputOptions.chunkFileNames, undefined);
 
   assert.deepEqual(c.build.outDir, normalizePath(resolve(cwd, 'lib')));
   assert.deepEqual(build.emptyOutDir, undefined);