diff --git a/packages/docs/src/components/repl/worker/app-bundle-ssr.ts b/packages/docs/src/components/repl/worker/app-bundle-ssr.ts
index 886ec410693..28bae4b2501 100644
--- a/packages/docs/src/components/repl/worker/app-bundle-ssr.ts
+++ b/packages/docs/src/components/repl/worker/app-bundle-ssr.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export const appBundleSsr = async (options: ReplInputOptions, result: ReplResult
     buildMode: options.buildMode,
     debug: options.debug,
     srcInputs: getInputs(options),
-    entryStrategy: options.entryStrategy,
+    entryStrategy: { type: 'inline' },
     manifestInput: result.manifest,
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/core/render/notify-render.ts b/packages/qwik/src/core/render/notify-render.ts
index 9643578edc6..1bdbf18e427 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/core/render/notify-render.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/core/render/notify-render.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import { assertDefined } from '../assert/assert';
-import { QHostAttr } from '../util/markers';
+import { QContainerAttr, QHostAttr } from '../util/markers';
 import { executeContextWithSlots, printRenderStats, RenderContext } from './cursor';
 import { getContext, resumeIfNeeded } from '../props/props';
-import { qTest } from '../util/qdev';
+import { qDev, qTest } from '../util/qdev';
 import { getPlatform } from '../platform/platform';
 import { getDocument } from '../util/dom';
 import { renderComponent } from './render-component';
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ export const notifyRender = async (hostElement: Element): Promise<RenderContext
   assertDefined(containerEl);
 
   const state = getContainerState(containerEl);
-  if (state.$platform$.isServer && !qTest) {
+  if (
+    qDev &&
+    !qTest &&
+    state.$platform$.isServer &&
+    directGetAttribute(containerEl, QContainerAttr) === 'paused'
+  ) {
     logWarn('Can not rerender in server platform');
     return undefined;
   }
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.ts
index 0c865cb05f7..a2ad33198fc 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.ts
@@ -92,7 +92,11 @@ export function createPlugin(optimizerOptions: OptimizerOptions = {}) {
       if (opts.buildMode === 'development') {
         opts.entryStrategy = { type: 'hook' };
       } else {
-        opts.entryStrategy = { type: 'smart' };
+        if (opts.target === 'ssr') {
+          opts.entryStrategy = { type: 'inline' };
+        } else {
+          opts.entryStrategy = { type: 'smart' };
+        }
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.unit.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.unit.ts
index dea2f11de00..95da4999026 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/plugin.unit.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('qwik plugin', () => {
       const opts = plugin.normalizeOptions({ buildMode: 'production', target: 'ssr' });
       expect(opts.target).toBe('ssr');
       expect(opts.buildMode).toBe('production');
-      expect(opts.entryStrategy).toEqual({ type: 'smart' });
+      expect(opts.entryStrategy).toEqual({ type: 'inline' });
       expect(opts.forceFullBuild).toBe(true);
       expect(opts.debug).toBe(false);
       expect(opts.rootDir).toBe(cwd);
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.unit.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.unit.ts
index c5f465d3989..f329ccd1c9f 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/rollup.unit.ts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('rollup  plugin', () => {
     const opts: NormalizedQwikPluginOptions = plugin.api.getOptions();
     expect(opts.target).toBe('ssr');
     expect(opts.buildMode).toBe('production');
-    expect(opts.entryStrategy).toEqual({ type: 'smart' });
+    expect(opts.entryStrategy).toEqual({ type: 'inline' });
     expect(opts.forceFullBuild).toEqual(true);
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts
index 23020ea2ec5..077f22e4471 100644
--- a/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts
+++ b/packages/qwik/src/optimizer/src/plugins/vite.unit.ts
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ describe('vite  plugin', () => {
 
       expect(opts.target).toBe('ssr');
       expect(opts.buildMode).toBe('production');
-      expect(opts.entryStrategy).toEqual({ type: 'smart' });
+      expect(opts.entryStrategy).toEqual({ type: 'inline' });
       expect(opts.debug).toBe(false);
       expect(opts.forceFullBuild).toBe(true);