diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts
index 6d66de8dd5aa2..5a073f79e0f9e 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/remote/remote.spec.ts
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ describe('MF Remote App Generator', () => {
       [Error: Invalid remote name: my-remote. Remote project names must:
       - Start with a letter, dollar sign ($) or underscore (_)
       - Followed by any valid character (letters, digits, underscores, or dollar signs)
-      The regular expression used is /^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z_$0-9]*$/.]
+      The regular expression used is ^[a-zA-Z_$][a-zA-Z_$0-9]*$.]
     `);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts b/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
index 8c000da93f0be..9add3862405c9 100644
--- a/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
+++ b/packages/rspack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@ export function mapRemotes(
 ): Record<string, string> {
   const mappedRemotes = {};
 
-  for (const remote of remotes) {
-    if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote[0]);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = handleArrayRemote(remote, remoteEntryExt);
-    } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      mappedRemotes[remote] = handleStringRemote(remote, determineRemoteUrl);
+  for (const nxRemoteProjectName of remotes) {
+    if (Array.isArray(nxRemoteProjectName)) {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName[0]);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleArrayRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
+        remoteEntryExt
+      );
+    } else if (typeof nxRemoteProjectName === 'string') {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName[0]);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleStringRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
+        determineRemoteUrl
+      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -33,8 +40,8 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
   remote: [string, string],
   remoteEntryExt: 'js' | 'mjs'
 ): string {
-  let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-  remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+  let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+  const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
   const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
 
   // If remote location already has .js or .mjs extension
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
     ? remoteLocation.slice(0, -1)
     : remoteLocation;
 
-  const globalPrefix = `${remoteName.replace(/-/g, '_')}@`;
+  const globalPrefix = `${normalizeRemoteName(mfRemoteName)}@`;
 
   // if the remote is defined with anything other than http then we assume it's a promise based remote
   // In that case we should use what the user provides as the remote location
@@ -59,12 +66,12 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
 
 // Helper function to deal with remotes that are strings
 function handleStringRemote(
-  remote: string,
-  determineRemoteUrl: (remote: string) => string
+  nxRemoteProjectName: string,
+  determineRemoteUrl: (nxRemoteProjectName: string) => string
 ): string {
-  const globalPrefix = `${remote.replace(/-/g, '_')}@`;
+  const globalPrefix = `${normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName)}@`;
 
-  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(nxRemoteProjectName)}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -84,10 +91,10 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
 
   for (const remote of remotes) {
     if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-      remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+      let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
       const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${
         ['.js', '.mjs'].includes(remoteLocationExt)
           ? remoteLocation
           : `${
@@ -97,14 +104,16 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
             }/remoteEntry.${remoteEntryExt}`
       }`;
     } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(
+        remote
+      )}`;
     }
   }
 
   return mappedRemotes;
 }
 
-function normalizeRemoteName(remote: string): string {
-  return remote.replace(/-/g, '_');
+function normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName: string): string {
+  return nxRemoteProjectName.replace(/-/g, '_');
 }
diff --git a/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts b/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
index 1651d37cd1245..daa462244df1a 100644
--- a/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
+++ b/packages/webpack/src/utils/module-federation/remotes.ts
@@ -17,18 +17,18 @@ export function mapRemotes(
 ): Record<string, string> {
   const mappedRemotes = {};
 
-  for (const remote of remotes) {
-    if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote[0]);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = handleArrayRemote(
-        remote,
+  for (const nxRemoteProjectName of remotes) {
+    if (Array.isArray(nxRemoteProjectName)) {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName[0]);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleArrayRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
         remoteEntryExt,
         isRemoteGlobal
       );
-    } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = handleStringRemote(
-        remoteName,
+    } else if (typeof nxRemoteProjectName === 'string') {
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = handleStringRemote(
+        nxRemoteProjectName,
         determineRemoteUrl,
         isRemoteGlobal
       );
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
   remoteEntryExt: 'js' | 'mjs',
   isRemoteGlobal: boolean
 ): string {
-  let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-  remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+  let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+  const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
   const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
 
   // If remote location already has .js or .mjs extension
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
     : remoteLocation;
 
   const globalPrefix = isRemoteGlobal
-    ? `${remoteName.replace(/-/g, '_')}@`
+    ? `${normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName)}@`
     : '';
 
   // if the remote is defined with anything other than http then we assume it's a promise based remote
@@ -72,13 +72,15 @@ function handleArrayRemote(
 
 // Helper function to deal with remotes that are strings
 function handleStringRemote(
-  remote: string,
-  determineRemoteUrl: (remote: string) => string,
+  nxRemoteProjectName: string,
+  determineRemoteUrl: (nxRemoteProjectName: string) => string,
   isRemoteGlobal: boolean
 ): string {
-  const globalPrefix = isRemoteGlobal ? `${remote.replace(/-/g, '_')}@` : '';
+  const globalPrefix = isRemoteGlobal
+    ? `${normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName)}@`
+    : '';
 
-  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+  return `${globalPrefix}${determineRemoteUrl(nxRemoteProjectName)}`;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -98,10 +100,10 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
 
   for (const remote of remotes) {
     if (Array.isArray(remote)) {
-      let [remoteName, remoteLocation] = remote;
-      remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remoteName);
+      let [nxRemoteProjectName, remoteLocation] = remote;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(nxRemoteProjectName);
       const remoteLocationExt = extname(remoteLocation);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${
         ['.js', '.mjs'].includes(remoteLocationExt)
           ? remoteLocation
           : `${
@@ -111,8 +113,10 @@ export function mapRemotesForSSR(
             }/remoteEntry.${remoteEntryExt}`
       }`;
     } else if (typeof remote === 'string') {
-      const remoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
-      mappedRemotes[remoteName] = `${remoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(remote)}`;
+      const mfRemoteName = normalizeRemoteName(remote);
+      mappedRemotes[mfRemoteName] = `${mfRemoteName}@${determineRemoteUrl(
+        remote
+      )}`;
     }
   }