diff --git a/templates/skeleton/vite.config.ts b/templates/skeleton/vite.config.ts
index b4ce1b26b8..293f35ed4a 100644
--- a/templates/skeleton/vite.config.ts
+++ b/templates/skeleton/vite.config.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import {defineConfig} from 'vite';
 import {hydrogen} from '@shopify/hydrogen/vite';
 import {oxygen} from '@shopify/mini-oxygen/vite';
 import {vitePlugin as remix} from '@remix-run/dev';
+import {installGlobals} from '@remix-run/node';
 import tsconfigPaths from 'vite-tsconfig-paths';
 
+installGlobals({nativeFetch: true});
+
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [
     hydrogen(),