diff --git a/dist/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.js b/dist/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.js
index 74d5c1b..ea7e3c4 100644
--- a/dist/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.js
+++ b/dist/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.js
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ export default async function serverPostBuildFn() {
         }
         const target_artifact = global.BUNDLER_CTX_MAP[controller.target_map.local_path];
         const mock_req = new Request(controller.page_url);
-        const { serverRes, bundledMap, module, root_module } = await grabPageComponent({
+        const { serverRes } = await grabPageComponent({
             req: mock_req,
+            return_server_res_only: true,
         });
         const final_artifact = {
             ..._.omit(controller, ["controller"]),
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.d.ts b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.d.ts
index 8a953a3..546abeb 100644
--- a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.d.ts
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import type { BunextPageModule, BunextPageModuleServerReturn, BunxRouteParams } from "../../../types";
 type Params = {
     html: string;
-    module: BunextPageModule;
+    module?: BunextPageModule;
     root_module?: BunextPageModule;
     routeParams?: BunxRouteParams;
     serverRes?: BunextPageModuleServerReturn<any, any>;
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.js b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.js
index ed10b67..2474574 100644
--- a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.js
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import _ from "lodash";
 import { log } from "../../../utils/log";
 import writeCache from "../../cache/write-cache";
 export default async function generateWebPageGetCachePage({ module, routeParams, serverRes, root_module, html, }) {
-    const config = _.merge(root_module?.config, module.config);
+    const config = _.merge(root_module?.config, module?.config);
     const cache_page = config?.cachePage || serverRes?.cachePage || false;
     const expiry_seconds = config?.cacheExpiry || serverRes?.cacheExpiry;
     if (cache_page && routeParams?.url) {
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.d.ts b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f6226e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import type { BunextPageModuleServerReturn, BunxRouteParams } from "../../../types";
+type Params = {
+    file_path: string;
+    debug?: boolean;
+    url?: URL;
+    query?: any;
+    routeParams?: BunxRouteParams;
+};
+export default function grabPageCombinedServerRes({ file_path, debug, url, query, routeParams, }: Params): Promise<{
+    serverRes: BunextPageModuleServerReturn;
+}>;
+export {};
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.js b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d2e183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.js
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import _ from "lodash";
+import { log } from "../../../utils/log";
+import grabRootFilePath from "./grab-root-file-path";
+import grabPageServerRes from "./grab-page-server-res";
+import grabPageServerPath from "./grab-page-server-path";
+export default async function grabPageCombinedServerRes({ file_path, debug, url, query, routeParams, }) {
+    const now = Date.now();
+    const { root_file_path } = grabRootFilePath();
+    const { server_file_path: root_server_file_path } = root_file_path
+        ? grabPageServerPath({ file_path: root_file_path })
+        : {};
+    const root_server_module = root_server_file_path
+        ? await import(`${root_server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
+        : undefined;
+    const root_server_fn = root_server_module?.default || root_server_module?.server;
+    const rootServerRes = root_server_fn
+        ? await grabPageServerRes({
+            server_function: root_server_fn,
+            url,
+            query,
+            routeParams,
+        })
+        : undefined;
+    if (debug) {
+        log.info(`rootServerRes:`, rootServerRes);
+    }
+    const { server_file_path } = grabPageServerPath({ file_path });
+    const server_module = server_file_path
+        ? await import(`${server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
+        : undefined;
+    const server_fn = server_module?.default || server_module?.server;
+    const serverRes = server_fn
+        ? await grabPageServerRes({
+            server_function: server_fn,
+            url,
+            query,
+            routeParams,
+        })
+        : undefined;
+    const mergedServerRes = _.merge(rootServerRes || {}, serverRes || {});
+    return { serverRes: mergedServerRes };
+}
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.d.ts b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.d.ts
index b9756bc..bcc938a 100644
--- a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.d.ts
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.d.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ type Params = {
     req?: Request;
     file_path?: string;
     debug?: boolean;
+    return_server_res_only?: boolean;
 };
-export default function grabPageComponent({ req, file_path: passed_file_path, debug, }: Params): Promise<GrabPageComponentRes>;
+export default function grabPageComponent({ req, file_path: passed_file_path, debug, return_server_res_only, }: Params): Promise<GrabPageComponentRes>;
 export {};
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.js b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.js
index 58d0173..6ca61d6 100644
--- a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.js
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.js
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import grabRootFilePath from "./grab-root-file-path";
 import grabPageServerRes from "./grab-page-server-res";
 import grabPageServerPath from "./grab-page-server-path";
 import grabPageModules from "./grab-page-modules";
+import grabPageCombinedServerRes from "./grab-page-combined-server-res";
 class NotFoundError extends Error {
 }
-export default async function grabPageComponent({ req, file_path: passed_file_path, debug, }) {
+export default async function grabPageComponent({ req, file_path: passed_file_path, debug, return_server_res_only, }) {
     const url = req?.url ? new URL(req.url) : undefined;
     const router = global.ROUTER;
     let routeParams = undefined;
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ export default async function grabPageComponent({ req, file_path: passed_file_pa
         if (debug) {
             log.info(`bundledMap:`, bundledMap);
         }
+        if (return_server_res_only) {
+            const { serverRes } = await grabPageCombinedServerRes({
+                file_path,
+                debug,
+                query: match?.query,
+                routeParams,
+                url,
+            });
+            return { serverRes };
+        }
         const { component, module, serverRes, root_module } = await grabPageModules({
             file_path,
             debug,
diff --git a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.js b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.js
index 0ff6574..e23a7a8 100644
--- a/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.js
+++ b/dist/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.js
@@ -4,55 +4,28 @@ import { log } from "../../../utils/log";
 import grabRootFilePath from "./grab-root-file-path";
 import grabPageServerRes from "./grab-page-server-res";
 import grabPageServerPath from "./grab-page-server-path";
+import grabPageCombinedServerRes from "./grab-page-combined-server-res";
 export default async function grabPageModules({ file_path, debug, url, query, routeParams, }) {
     const now = Date.now();
     const { root_file_path } = grabRootFilePath();
     const root_module = root_file_path
         ? await import(`${root_file_path}?t=${now}`)
         : undefined;
-    const { server_file_path: root_server_file_path } = root_file_path
-        ? grabPageServerPath({ file_path: root_file_path })
-        : {};
-    const root_server_module = root_server_file_path
-        ? await import(`${root_server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
-        : undefined;
-    const root_server_fn = root_server_module?.default || root_server_module?.server;
-    const rootServerRes = root_server_fn
-        ? await grabPageServerRes({
-            server_function: root_server_fn,
-            url,
-            query,
-            routeParams,
-        })
-        : undefined;
-    if (debug) {
-        log.info(`rootServerRes:`, rootServerRes);
-    }
     const module = await import(`${file_path}?t=${now}`);
-    const { server_file_path } = grabPageServerPath({ file_path });
-    const server_module = server_file_path
-        ? await import(`${server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
-        : undefined;
     if (debug) {
         log.info(`module:`, module);
     }
-    const server_fn = server_module?.default || server_module?.server;
-    const serverRes = server_fn
-        ? await grabPageServerRes({
-            server_function: server_fn,
-            url,
-            query,
-            routeParams,
-        })
-        : undefined;
-    if (debug) {
-        log.info(`serverRes:`, serverRes);
-    }
-    const mergedServerRes = _.merge(rootServerRes || {}, serverRes || {});
+    const { serverRes } = await grabPageCombinedServerRes({
+        file_path,
+        debug,
+        query,
+        routeParams,
+        url,
+    });
     const { component } = (await grabPageBundledReactComponent({
         file_path,
         root_file_path,
-        server_res: mergedServerRes,
+        server_res: serverRes,
     })) || {};
     if (!component) {
         throw new Error(`Couldn't grab page component`);
@@ -62,7 +35,7 @@ export default async function grabPageModules({ file_path, debug, url, query, ro
     }
     return {
         component,
-        serverRes: mergedServerRes,
+        serverRes,
         module,
         root_module,
     };
diff --git a/dist/types/index.d.ts b/dist/types/index.d.ts
index 3f5695a..e640c24 100644
--- a/dist/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/types/index.d.ts
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@ export type BunextPageModuleMetadata = {
     description?: string;
 };
 export type GrabPageComponentRes = {
-    component: JSX.Element;
+    component?: JSX.Element;
     serverRes?: BunextPageModuleServerReturn;
     routeParams?: BunxRouteParams;
     bundledMap?: BundlerCTXMap;
-    module: BunextPageModule;
+    module?: BunextPageModule;
     root_module?: BunextRootModule;
     debug?: boolean;
 };
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4da0dd..4b417f7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "name": "@moduletrace/bunext",
     "module": "index.ts",
     "type": "module",
-    "version": "1.0.41",
+    "version": "1.0.42",
     "main": "dist/index.js",
     "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
     "exports": {
diff --git a/src/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.ts b/src/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.ts
index 0aced28..b6996c7 100644
--- a/src/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.ts
+++ b/src/functions/server/server-post-build-fn.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import _ from "lodash";
-import type { BundlerCTXMap, GlobalHMRControllerObject } from "../../types";
+import type { GlobalHMRControllerObject } from "../../types";
 import grabPageComponent from "./web-pages/grab-page-component";
 
 export default async function serverPostBuildFn() {
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ export default async function serverPostBuildFn() {
 
         const mock_req = new Request(controller.page_url);
 
-        const { serverRes, bundledMap, module, root_module } =
-            await grabPageComponent({
-                req: mock_req,
-            });
+        const { serverRes } = await grabPageComponent({
+            req: mock_req,
+            return_server_res_only: true,
+        });
 
         const final_artifact: Omit<GlobalHMRControllerObject, "controller"> = {
             ..._.omit(controller, ["controller"]),
diff --git a/src/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.tsx b/src/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.tsx
index f62c234..98f7eba 100644
--- a/src/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.tsx
+++ b/src/functions/server/web-pages/generate-web-page-get-cache-page.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import writeCache from "../../cache/write-cache";
 
 type Params = {
     html: string;
-    module: BunextPageModule;
+    module?: BunextPageModule;
     root_module?: BunextPageModule;
     routeParams?: BunxRouteParams;
     serverRes?: BunextPageModuleServerReturn<any, any>;
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export default async function generateWebPageGetCachePage({
     root_module,
     html,
 }: Params) {
-    const config = _.merge(root_module?.config, module.config);
+    const config = _.merge(root_module?.config, module?.config);
 
     const cache_page = config?.cachePage || serverRes?.cachePage || false;
     const expiry_seconds = config?.cacheExpiry || serverRes?.cacheExpiry;
diff --git a/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.ts b/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d62e8c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-combined-server-res.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import type {
+    BunextPageModuleServerReturn,
+    BunextPageServerModule,
+    BunxRouteParams,
+} from "../../../types";
+import _ from "lodash";
+import { log } from "../../../utils/log";
+import grabRootFilePath from "./grab-root-file-path";
+import grabPageServerRes from "./grab-page-server-res";
+import grabPageServerPath from "./grab-page-server-path";
+
+type Params = {
+    file_path: string;
+    debug?: boolean;
+    url?: URL;
+    query?: any;
+    routeParams?: BunxRouteParams;
+};
+
+export default async function grabPageCombinedServerRes({
+    file_path,
+    debug,
+    url,
+    query,
+    routeParams,
+}: Params) {
+    const now = Date.now();
+
+    const { root_file_path } = grabRootFilePath();
+    const { server_file_path: root_server_file_path } = root_file_path
+        ? grabPageServerPath({ file_path: root_file_path })
+        : {};
+    const root_server_module: BunextPageServerModule = root_server_file_path
+        ? await import(`${root_server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
+        : undefined;
+
+    const root_server_fn =
+        root_server_module?.default || root_server_module?.server;
+
+    const rootServerRes: BunextPageModuleServerReturn | undefined =
+        root_server_fn
+            ? await grabPageServerRes({
+                  server_function: root_server_fn,
+                  url,
+                  query,
+                  routeParams,
+              })
+            : undefined;
+
+    if (debug) {
+        log.info(`rootServerRes:`, rootServerRes);
+    }
+
+    const { server_file_path } = grabPageServerPath({ file_path });
+    const server_module: BunextPageServerModule = server_file_path
+        ? await import(`${server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
+        : undefined;
+
+    const server_fn = server_module?.default || server_module?.server;
+
+    const serverRes: BunextPageModuleServerReturn | undefined = server_fn
+        ? await grabPageServerRes({
+              server_function: server_fn,
+              url,
+              query,
+              routeParams,
+          })
+        : undefined;
+
+    const mergedServerRes = _.merge(rootServerRes || {}, serverRes || {});
+
+    return { serverRes: mergedServerRes };
+}
diff --git a/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.tsx b/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.tsx
index 0130cda..520216a 100644
--- a/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.tsx
+++ b/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-component.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import grabRootFilePath from "./grab-root-file-path";
 import grabPageServerRes from "./grab-page-server-res";
 import grabPageServerPath from "./grab-page-server-path";
 import grabPageModules from "./grab-page-modules";
+import grabPageCombinedServerRes from "./grab-page-combined-server-res";
 
 class NotFoundError extends Error {}
 
@@ -22,12 +23,14 @@ type Params = {
     req?: Request;
     file_path?: string;
     debug?: boolean;
+    return_server_res_only?: boolean;
 };
 
 export default async function grabPageComponent({
     req,
     file_path: passed_file_path,
     debug,
+    return_server_res_only,
 }: Params): Promise<GrabPageComponentRes> {
     const url = req?.url ? new URL(req.url) : undefined;
     const router = global.ROUTER;
@@ -78,6 +81,18 @@ export default async function grabPageComponent({
             log.info(`bundledMap:`, bundledMap);
         }
 
+        if (return_server_res_only) {
+            const { serverRes } = await grabPageCombinedServerRes({
+                file_path,
+                debug,
+                query: match?.query,
+                routeParams,
+                url,
+            });
+
+            return { serverRes };
+        }
+
         const { component, module, serverRes, root_module } =
             await grabPageModules({
                 file_path,
diff --git a/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.tsx b/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.tsx
index e66f2e8..cb49989 100644
--- a/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.tsx
+++ b/src/functions/server/web-pages/grab-page-modules.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import grabRootFilePath from "./grab-root-file-path";
 import grabPageServerRes from "./grab-page-server-res";
 import grabPageServerPath from "./grab-page-server-path";
 import type { JSX } from "react";
+import grabPageCombinedServerRes from "./grab-page-combined-server-res";
 
 type Params = {
     file_path: string;
@@ -34,62 +35,26 @@ export default async function grabPageModules({
     const root_module: BunextRootModule | undefined = root_file_path
         ? await import(`${root_file_path}?t=${now}`)
         : undefined;
-    const { server_file_path: root_server_file_path } = root_file_path
-        ? grabPageServerPath({ file_path: root_file_path })
-        : {};
-    const root_server_module: BunextPageServerModule = root_server_file_path
-        ? await import(`${root_server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
-        : undefined;
-
-    const root_server_fn =
-        root_server_module?.default || root_server_module?.server;
-
-    const rootServerRes: BunextPageModuleServerReturn | undefined =
-        root_server_fn
-            ? await grabPageServerRes({
-                  server_function: root_server_fn,
-                  url,
-                  query,
-                  routeParams,
-              })
-            : undefined;
-
-    if (debug) {
-        log.info(`rootServerRes:`, rootServerRes);
-    }
 
     const module: BunextPageModule = await import(`${file_path}?t=${now}`);
-    const { server_file_path } = grabPageServerPath({ file_path });
-    const server_module: BunextPageServerModule = server_file_path
-        ? await import(`${server_file_path}?t=${now}`)
-        : undefined;
 
     if (debug) {
         log.info(`module:`, module);
     }
 
-    const server_fn = server_module?.default || server_module?.server;
-
-    const serverRes: BunextPageModuleServerReturn | undefined = server_fn
-        ? await grabPageServerRes({
-              server_function: server_fn,
-              url,
-              query,
-              routeParams,
-          })
-        : undefined;
-
-    if (debug) {
-        log.info(`serverRes:`, serverRes);
-    }
-
-    const mergedServerRes = _.merge(rootServerRes || {}, serverRes || {});
+    const { serverRes } = await grabPageCombinedServerRes({
+        file_path,
+        debug,
+        query,
+        routeParams,
+        url,
+    });
 
     const { component } =
         (await grabPageBundledReactComponent({
             file_path,
             root_file_path,
-            server_res: mergedServerRes,
+            server_res: serverRes,
         })) || {};
 
     if (!component) {
@@ -102,7 +67,7 @@ export default async function grabPageModules({
 
     return {
         component,
-        serverRes: mergedServerRes,
+        serverRes,
         module,
         root_module,
     };
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index e89c196..d54ccf5 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -278,11 +278,11 @@ export type BunextPageModuleMetadata = {
 };
 
 export type GrabPageComponentRes = {
-    component: JSX.Element;
+    component?: JSX.Element;
     serverRes?: BunextPageModuleServerReturn;
     routeParams?: BunxRouteParams;
     bundledMap?: BundlerCTXMap;
-    module: BunextPageModule;
+    module?: BunextPageModule;
     root_module?: BunextRootModule;
     debug?: boolean;
 };