diff --git a/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/build.ts b/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/build.ts
index 05419b09874a..7152fafba2f2 100644
--- a/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/build.ts
+++ b/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/build.ts
@@ -15,24 +15,38 @@ export const build = async (
 
   const runner = api.useHookRunners();
 
-  debug('normalize build config');
+  debug('merge build config');
 
-  const { normalizeBuildConfig } = await import('./config/normalize');
-  const resolvedBuildConfig = await normalizeBuildConfig(api, context, options);
+  const { mergeBuildConfig, normalizeBuildConfig } = await import(
+    './config/normalize'
+  );
+  const mergedConfig = await mergeBuildConfig(api);
 
-  debug('normalize build config done');
+  debug('merge build config done');
 
-  debug('normalizedBuildConfig', resolvedBuildConfig);
+  debug('mergedConfig', mergedConfig);
 
   debug('run beforeBuild hooks');
 
   await runner.beforeBuild({
-    config: resolvedBuildConfig,
+    config: mergedConfig,
     cliOptions: options,
   });
 
   debug('run beforeBuild hooks done');
 
+  debug('normalize build config');
+
+  const resolvedBuildConfig = await normalizeBuildConfig(
+    mergedConfig,
+    context,
+    options,
+  );
+
+  debug('normalize build config done');
+
+  debug('normalizedBuildConfig', resolvedBuildConfig);
+
   const builder = await import('./builder');
   await builder.run({ cmdOptions: options, resolvedBuildConfig, context }, api);
 };
diff --git a/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/config/normalize.ts b/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/config/normalize.ts
index 62bb43eae645..3de83b029740 100644
--- a/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/config/normalize.ts
+++ b/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/config/normalize.ts
@@ -67,25 +67,10 @@ export const mergeConfig = (
 };
 
 export const normalizeBuildConfig = async (
-  api: PluginAPI<ModuleTools>,
+  mergedConfig: PartialBaseBuildConfig[],
   context: ModuleContext,
   buildCmdOptions: BuildCommandOptions,
 ): Promise<BaseBuildConfig[]> => {
-  let config = api.useConfigContext() as unknown as ModuleUserConfig;
-
-  if (isLegacyUserConfig(config as { legacy?: boolean })) {
-    const { createUserConfigFromLegacy } = await import(
-      './transformLegacyConfig'
-    );
-    config = await createUserConfigFromLegacy(config as ModuleLegacyUserConfig);
-  }
-
-  const { buildConfig, buildPreset } = config;
-
-  const configFromPreset = await presetToConfig(buildPreset);
-
-  const mergedConfig = mergeConfig(configFromPreset, buildConfig ?? {});
-
   validPartialBuildConfig(mergedConfig, context.appDirectory);
 
   const normalizedConfig = await Promise.all(
@@ -105,6 +90,27 @@ export const normalizeBuildConfig = async (
   return normalizedConfig;
 };
 
+export const mergeBuildConfig = async (
+  api: PluginAPI<ModuleTools>,
+): Promise<PartialBaseBuildConfig[]> => {
+  let config = api.useConfigContext() as unknown as ModuleUserConfig;
+
+  if (isLegacyUserConfig(config as { legacy?: boolean })) {
+    const { createUserConfigFromLegacy } = await import(
+      './transformLegacyConfig'
+    );
+    config = await createUserConfigFromLegacy(config as ModuleLegacyUserConfig);
+  }
+
+  const { buildConfig, buildPreset } = config;
+
+  const configFromPreset = await presetToConfig(buildPreset);
+
+  const mergedConfig = mergeConfig(configFromPreset, buildConfig ?? {});
+
+  return mergedConfig;
+};
+
 export const transformToAbsPath = async (
   baseConfig: BaseBuildConfig,
   options: { context: ModuleContext; buildCmdOptions: BuildCommandOptions },
diff --git a/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/hooks/build.ts b/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/hooks/build.ts
index cc8a454c476d..729e37067ade 100644
--- a/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/hooks/build.ts
+++ b/packages/solutions/module-tools/src/hooks/build.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ import type {
   BuildPlatformResult,
   WatchDtsHookContext,
   WatchJsHookContext,
-  BuildConfig,
   BaseBuildConfig,
+  PartialBaseBuildConfig,
 } from '../types';
 
 export const buildHooks = {
   beforeBuild: createParallelWorkflow<
-    { config: BuildConfig; cliOptions: BuildCommandOptions },
+    { config: PartialBaseBuildConfig[]; cliOptions: BuildCommandOptions },
     void
   >(),
   beforeBuildTask: createAsyncWaterfall<BaseBuildConfig>(),