diff --git a/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/build-worker.ts b/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/build-worker.ts
index 2acdd63..136d4da 100644
--- a/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/build-worker.ts
+++ b/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/build-worker.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Config } from "../config";
 import { copyPackageCliFiles } from "./patches/investigated/copy-package-cli-files";
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url";
 import { inlineEvalManifest } from "./patches/to-investigate/inline-eval-manifest";
+import { inlineMiddlewareManifestRequire } from "./patches/to-investigate/inline-middleware-manifest-require";
 import { inlineNextRequire } from "./patches/to-investigate/inline-next-require";
 import { patchCache } from "./patches/investigated/patch-cache";
 import { patchFindDir } from "./patches/to-investigate/patch-find-dir";
@@ -90,10 +91,6 @@ export async function buildWorker(config: Config): Promise<void> {
       // Note: we need the __non_webpack_require__ variable declared as it is used by next-server:
       // https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/be0c3283/packages/next/src/server/next-server.ts#L116-L119
       __non_webpack_require__: "require",
-      // The next.js server can run in minimal mode: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/aa90fe9bb/packages/next/src/server/base-server.ts#L510-L511
-      // this avoids some extra (/problematic) `require` calls, such as here: https://github.com/vercel/next.js/blob/aa90fe9bb/packages/next/src/server/next-server.ts#L1259
-      // that's wht we enable it
-      "process.env.NEXT_PRIVATE_MINIMAL_MODE": "true",
       // Ask mhart if he can explain why the `define`s below are necessary
       "process.env.NEXT_RUNTIME": '"nodejs"',
       "process.env.NODE_ENV": '"production"',
@@ -166,6 +163,7 @@ async function updateWorkerBundledCode(workerOutputFile: string, config: Config)
   patchedCode = patchFindDir(patchedCode, config);
   patchedCode = inlineEvalManifest(patchedCode, config);
   patchedCode = patchCache(patchedCode, config);
+  patchedCode = inlineMiddlewareManifestRequire(patchedCode, config);
 
   await writeFile(workerOutputFile, patchedCode);
 }
diff --git a/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/patches/to-investigate/inline-middleware-manifest-require.ts b/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/patches/to-investigate/inline-middleware-manifest-require.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..791db33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cloudflare/src/cli/build/patches/to-investigate/inline-middleware-manifest-require.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { existsSync, readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { Config } from "../../../config";
+import path from "node:path";
+
+/**
+ * Inlines the middleware manifest from the build output to prevent a dynamic require statement
+ * as they result in runtime failures.
+ */
+export function inlineMiddlewareManifestRequire(code: string, config: Config) {
+  console.log("# inlineMiddlewareManifestRequire");
+
+  const middlewareManifestPath = path.join(config.paths.standaloneAppServer, "middleware-manifest.json");
+
+  const middlewareManifest = existsSync(middlewareManifestPath)
+    ? JSON.parse(readFileSync(middlewareManifestPath, "utf-8"))
+    : {};
+
+  return code.replace(/require\(this.middlewareManifestPath\)/, JSON.stringify(middlewareManifest));
+}