diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/plugins/preprocessor-vite.ts b/packages/cypress/src/plugins/preprocessor-vite.ts
index 978a1d97dde8b..f5d9fa5ca2ed4 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/plugins/preprocessor-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/plugins/preprocessor-vite.ts
@@ -1,35 +1,57 @@
-// Adapted from: https://github.com/mammadataei/cypress-vite
+/**
+ * https://github.com/mammadataei/cypress-vite
+ *
+ * MIT License
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Mohammad Ataei
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+ * this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in
+ * the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
+ * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+ * the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+ * subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+ * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+ * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR
+ * COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER
+ * IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ **/
 
-import * as path from 'path';
+import { dirname, basename, extname } from 'path';
 import type { RollupOutput, RollupWatcher, WatcherOptions } from 'rollup';
+import type { InlineConfig } from 'vite';
 
 type CypressPreprocessor = (
   file: Record<string, any>
 ) => string | Promise<string>;
 
+type BuildResult = RollupWatcher | RollupOutput | RollupOutput[];
+
+const cache = new Map<string, string>();
+
 /**
- * Cypress preprocessor for running e2e tests using vite.
- *
- * @param {string} userConfigPath
- * @example
- * setupNodeEvents(on) {
- *   on(
- *     'file:preprocessor',
- *     vitePreprocessor(path.resolve(__dirname, './vite.config.ts')),
- *   )
- * },
+ * Use Vite as a file preprocess for Cypress test files.
+ * This preprocessor shouldn't be used directly.
+ * Instead, use the nxE2EPreset(__filename, { bundler: 'vite' }) function instead.
  */
 function vitePreprocessor(userConfigPath?: string): CypressPreprocessor {
   return async (file) => {
     const { outputPath, filePath, shouldWatch } = file;
 
-    const fileName = path.basename(outputPath);
-    const filenameWithoutExtension = path.basename(
-      outputPath,
-      path.extname(outputPath)
-    );
+    if (cache.has(filePath)) {
+      return cache.get(filePath);
+    }
+
+    const fileName = basename(outputPath);
+    const filenameWithoutExtension = basename(outputPath, extname(outputPath));
 
-    const defaultConfig = {
+    const defaultConfig: InlineConfig = {
       logLevel: 'silent',
       define: {
         'process.env.NODE_ENV': JSON.stringify(process.env.NODE_ENV),
@@ -37,7 +59,7 @@ function vitePreprocessor(userConfigPath?: string): CypressPreprocessor {
       build: {
         emptyOutDir: false,
         minify: false,
-        outDir: path.dirname(outputPath),
+        outDir: dirname(outputPath),
         sourcemap: true,
         write: true,
         watch: getWatcherConfig(shouldWatch),
@@ -49,41 +71,47 @@ function vitePreprocessor(userConfigPath?: string): CypressPreprocessor {
         },
       },
     };
+
+    cache.set(filePath, outputPath);
+
     const { build } = require('vite');
 
-    const watcher = await build({
+    const watcher = (await build({
       configFile: userConfigPath,
       ...defaultConfig,
-    });
+    })) as BuildResult;
 
-    if (shouldWatch && isWatcher(watcher)) {
-      watcher.on('event', (event) => {
-        if (event.code === 'END') {
-          file.emit('rerun');
-        }
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      if (shouldWatch && isWatcher(watcher)) {
+        watcher.on('event', (event) => {
+          if (event.code === 'END') {
+            resolve(outputPath);
+            file.emit('rerun');
+          }
 
-        if (event.code === 'ERROR') {
-          console.error(event);
-        }
-      });
+          if (event.code === 'ERROR') {
+            console.error(event);
+            reject(new Error(event.error.message));
+          }
+        });
 
-      file.on('close', () => {
-        watcher.close();
-      });
-    }
-
-    return outputPath;
+        file.on('close', () => {
+          cache.delete(filePath);
+          watcher.close();
+        });
+      } else {
+        resolve(outputPath);
+      }
+    });
   };
 }
 
-function getWatcherConfig(shouldWatch: boolean): WatcherOptions | null {
-  return shouldWatch ? {} : null;
+function isWatcher(maybeWatcher: any): maybeWatcher is RollupWatcher {
+  return maybeWatcher.on !== undefined;
 }
 
-type BuildResult = RollupWatcher | RollupOutput | RollupOutput[];
-
-function isWatcher(watcher: BuildResult): watcher is RollupWatcher {
-  return (watcher as RollupWatcher).on !== undefined;
+function getWatcherConfig(shouldWatch: boolean): WatcherOptions | null {
+  return shouldWatch ? {} : null;
 }
 
 export default vitePreprocessor;