diff --git a/src/helpers/config.js b/src/helpers/config.js
index 89b4153568..475cfb882d 100644
--- a/src/helpers/config.js
+++ b/src/helpers/config.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const resolveModuleRoot = (moduleName) => {
 exports.configureHandlerFunctions = ({ netlifyConfig, publish, ignore = [] }) => {
   /* eslint-disable no-underscore-dangle */
   netlifyConfig.functions._ipx ||= {}
-  netlifyConfig.functions._ipx.node_bundler = 'esbuild'
+  netlifyConfig.functions._ipx.node_bundler = 'nft'
   /* eslint-enable no-underscore-dangle */
   ;[HANDLER_FUNCTION_NAME, ODB_FUNCTION_NAME].forEach((functionName) => {
     netlifyConfig.functions[functionName] ||= { included_files: [], external_node_modules: [] }