diff --git a/packages/vite/rollup.config.ts b/packages/vite/rollup.config.ts
index 1cf3015f15d52f..5727cb537a046c 100644
--- a/packages/vite/rollup.config.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/rollup.config.ts
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ const moduleRunnerConfig = defineConfig({
   ],
   plugins: [
     ...createSharedNodePlugins({ esbuildOptions: { minifySyntax: true } }),
-    bundleSizeLimit(53),
+    bundleSizeLimit(54),
   ],
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/shared/hmr.ts b/packages/vite/src/shared/hmr.ts
index 76c4ece4d44919..342e0894bef971 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/shared/hmr.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/shared/hmr.ts
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ export class HMRClient {
   }
 
   public send(payload: HotPayload): void {
-    this.transport.send(payload)
+    this.transport.send(payload).catch((err) => {
+      this.logger.error(err)
+    })
   }
 
   public clear(): void {
diff --git a/packages/vite/src/shared/moduleRunnerTransport.ts b/packages/vite/src/shared/moduleRunnerTransport.ts
index f10ef69ba193bf..8fad9b0d2f5fe0 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/shared/moduleRunnerTransport.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/shared/moduleRunnerTransport.ts
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ const createInvokeableTransport = (
 export interface NormalizedModuleRunnerTransport {
   connect?(onMessage?: (data: HotPayload) => void): Promise<void> | void
   disconnect?(): Promise<void> | void
-  send(data: HotPayload): void
+  send(data: HotPayload): Promise<void>
   invoke<T extends keyof InvokeMethods>(
     name: T,
     data: Parameters<InvokeMethods[T]>,