diff --git a/tests/app-template/scripts/run-tests.mjs b/tests/app-template/scripts/run-tests.mjs
index e5bcc82173..6f90732cc9 100644
--- a/tests/app-template/scripts/run-tests.mjs
+++ b/tests/app-template/scripts/run-tests.mjs
@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ async function run() {
           "@babel+runtime",
           ".css",
           "@embroider/macros",
-          "ember-source/ember/index.js"
+          "ember-source/ember/index.js",
         ];
 
         function importerAllowedUnoptimized(importer) {
           // virtual modules can contain the rewritten-app location
+          if (allow.some((a) => url.includes(a))) {
+            return true;
+          }
           return !!(
             importer.includes("node_modules") &&
             !importer.includes("rewritten-app")
@@ -82,7 +85,6 @@ async function run() {
           !url.includes("rewritten-app") &&
           !url.includes(".vite/deps") &&
           !url.includes("embroider_virtual") &&
-          !allow.some((a) => url.includes(a)) &&
           !importerAllowedUnoptimized(interceptedRequest.initiator().url)
         ) {
           console.error(
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ async function run() {
   await browser.close();
 
   if (unOptimizedDeps.length) {
-    console.error('unoptimized deps detected');
+    console.error("unoptimized deps detected");
     process.exit(1);
     return;
   }
diff --git a/tests/vite-app/scripts/run-tests.mjs b/tests/vite-app/scripts/run-tests.mjs
index e5bcc82173..6f90732cc9 100644
--- a/tests/vite-app/scripts/run-tests.mjs
+++ b/tests/vite-app/scripts/run-tests.mjs
@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ async function run() {
           "@babel+runtime",
           ".css",
           "@embroider/macros",
-          "ember-source/ember/index.js"
+          "ember-source/ember/index.js",
         ];
 
         function importerAllowedUnoptimized(importer) {
           // virtual modules can contain the rewritten-app location
+          if (allow.some((a) => url.includes(a))) {
+            return true;
+          }
           return !!(
             importer.includes("node_modules") &&
             !importer.includes("rewritten-app")
@@ -82,7 +85,6 @@ async function run() {
           !url.includes("rewritten-app") &&
           !url.includes(".vite/deps") &&
           !url.includes("embroider_virtual") &&
-          !allow.some((a) => url.includes(a)) &&
           !importerAllowedUnoptimized(interceptedRequest.initiator().url)
         ) {
           console.error(
@@ -120,7 +122,7 @@ async function run() {
   await browser.close();
 
   if (unOptimizedDeps.length) {
-    console.error('unoptimized deps detected');
+    console.error("unoptimized deps detected");
     process.exit(1);
     return;
   }