diff --git a/apps/stage-pocket/vite.config.ts b/apps/stage-pocket/vite.config.ts
index b622bd96c..6d6d96fb2 100644
--- a/apps/stage-pocket/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/stage-pocket/vite.config.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
 
   plugins: [
-    ...isEnvTruthy(process.env.VITE_SKIP_MKCERT ?? '') ? [] : [mkcert()],
+    ...isEnvTruthy(process.env.VITE_SKIP_MKCERT ?? '') ? [] : [mkcert((() => {
+      // Workaround: plugin's bundled downloader has a feaxios bug, prefer system mkcert
+      const command = process.platform === 'win32' ? 'where' : 'which'
+      try { return { mkcertPath: execSync(`${command} mkcert`, { stdio: 'pipe' }).toString().trim().split(/\r?\n/)[0] } }
+      catch { return {} }
+    })())],
 
     Info(),