diff --git a/packages/nuxt/package.json b/packages/nuxt/package.json
index f34d5d57..800f1e96 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuxt/package.json
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "@nuxt/kit": "^3.10.3",
     "@posva/lru-cache": "^10.0.1",
+    "lodash-es": "^4.17.21",
     "strip-json-comments": "^5.0.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@
     "@nuxt/module-builder": "^0.8.1",
     "@nuxt/schema": "^3.10.3",
     "@nuxt/test-utils": "^3.11.0",
+    "@types/lodash-es": "^4.17.12",
     "eslint": "^8.56.0",
     "firebase": "^10.8.0",
     "firebase-admin": "^12.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts
index 38f3d09a..1422b0c6 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/module.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { template } from 'lodash-es'
 /**
  * @module nuxt-vuefire
  */
@@ -169,7 +171,13 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<VueFireNuxtModuleOptions>({
 
     // this adds the VueFire plugin and handle SSR state serialization and hydration
     addPluginTemplate({
-      src: normalize(resolve(templatesDir, 'plugin.ejs')),
+      getContents({ options }) {
+        const contents = readFileSync(
+          normalize(resolve(templatesDir, 'plugin.ejs')),
+          'utf-8'
+        )
+        return template(contents)({ options })
+      },
       filename: 'vuefire-plugin.mjs',
       options: {
         ssr: nuxt.options.ssr,
@@ -232,7 +240,13 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<VueFireNuxtModuleOptions>({
     if (options.auth.enabled) {
       // hydrates the user if any
       addPluginTemplate({
-        src: normalize(resolve(runtimeDir, 'auth/plugin.client.ejs')),
+        getContents({ options }) {
+          const contents = readFileSync(
+            normalize(resolve(runtimeDir, 'auth/plugin.client.ejs')),
+            'utf-8'
+          )
+          return template(contents)({ options })
+        },
         filename: 'vuefire-auth-plugin.client.mjs',
         options: {
           ...options.auth,
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 268d5c56..e18ab139 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ importers:
       '@posva/lru-cache':
         specifier: ^10.0.1
         version: 10.0.1
+      lodash-es:
+        specifier: ^4.17.21
+        version: 4.17.21
       strip-json-comments:
         specifier: ^5.0.1
         version: 5.0.1
@@ -121,6 +124,9 @@ importers:
       '@nuxt/test-utils':
         specifier: ^3.11.0
         version: 3.13.1(@vitest/ui@2.0.2(vitest@2.0.2))(@vue/test-utils@2.4.6)(h3@1.12.0)(happy-dom@14.12.3)(magicast@0.3.4)(nitropack@2.9.7(encoding@0.1.13)(magicast@0.3.4))(rollup@4.18.1)(vite@5.3.3(@types/node@20.14.10)(terser@5.31.2))(vitest@2.0.2(@types/node@20.14.10)(@vitest/ui@2.0.2)(happy-dom@14.12.3)(terser@5.31.2))(vue-router@4.4.0(vue@3.4.31(typescript@5.5.3)))(vue@3.4.31(typescript@5.5.3))
+      '@types/lodash-es':
+        specifier: ^4.17.12
+        version: 4.17.12
       eslint:
         specifier: ^8.56.0
         version: 8.57.0
@@ -1990,6 +1996,12 @@ packages:
   '@types/linkify-it@5.0.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-sVDA58zAw4eWAffKOaQH5/5j3XeayukzDk+ewSsnv3p4yJEZHCCzMDiZM8e0OUrRvmpGZ85jf4yDHkHsgBNr9Q==}
 
+  '@types/lodash-es@4.17.12':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-0NgftHUcV4v34VhXm8QBSftKVXtbkBG3ViCjs6+eJ5a6y6Mi/jiFGPc1sC7QK+9BFhWrURE3EOggmWaSxL9OzQ==}
+
+  '@types/lodash@4.17.6':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-OpXEVoCKSS3lQqjx9GGGOapBeuW5eUboYHRlHP9urXPX25IKZ6AnP5ZRxtVf63iieUbsHxLn8NQ5Nlftc6yzAA==}
+
   '@types/long@4.0.2':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-MqTGEo5bj5t157U6fA/BiDynNkn0YknVdh48CMPkTSpFTVmvao5UQmm7uEF6xBEo7qIMAlY/JSleYaE6VOdpaA==}
 
@@ -4207,6 +4219,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-gvVijfZvn7R+2qyPX8mAuKcFGDf6Nc61GdvGafQsHL0sBIxfKzA+usWn4GFC/bk+QdwPUD4kWFJLhElipq+0VA==}
     engines: {node: ^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0}
 
+  lodash-es@4.17.21:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-mKnC+QJ9pWVzv+C4/U3rRsHapFfHvQFoFB92e52xeyGMcX6/OlIl78je1u8vePzYZSkkogMPJ2yjxxsb89cxyw==}
+
   lodash.camelcase@4.3.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-TwuEnCnxbc3rAvhf/LbG7tJUDzhqXyFnv3dtzLOPgCG/hODL7WFnsbwktkD7yUV0RrreP/l1PALq/YSg6VvjlA==}
 
@@ -5085,7 +5100,6 @@ packages:
     engines: {node: '>=0.6.0', teleport: '>=0.2.0'}
     deprecated: |-
       You or someone you depend on is using Q, the JavaScript Promise library that gave JavaScript developers strong feelings about promises. They can almost certainly migrate to the native JavaScript promise now. Thank you literally everyone for joining me in this bet against the odds. Be excellent to each other.
-
       (For a CapTP with native promises, see @endo/eventual-send and @endo/captp)
 
   qs@6.11.0:
@@ -8218,6 +8232,12 @@ snapshots:
 
   '@types/linkify-it@5.0.0': {}
 
+  '@types/lodash-es@4.17.12':
+    dependencies:
+      '@types/lodash': 4.17.6
+
+  '@types/lodash@4.17.6': {}
+
   '@types/long@4.0.2':
     optional: true
 
@@ -11039,6 +11059,8 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       p-locate: 6.0.0
 
+  lodash-es@4.17.21: {}
+
   lodash.camelcase@4.3.0: {}
 
   lodash.clonedeep@4.5.0: {}