diff --git a/packages/hmr/src/index.ts b/packages/hmr/src/index.ts
index 8620353..cc26423 100644
--- a/packages/hmr/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/hmr/src/index.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class HMR extends Service {
   }
 
   async stop() {
-    await this.watcher.close()
+    await this.watcher?.close()
   }
 
   async getLinked(filename: string) {
diff --git a/packages/loader/src/config/file.ts b/packages/loader/src/config/file.ts
index a6359ef..09a6ef9 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/config/file.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/config/file.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as yaml from 'js-yaml'
 import { EntryOptions } from './entry.ts'
 import { ImportTree } from './import.ts'
 import { JsExpr } from './utils.ts'
+import { dirname } from 'node:path'
 
 export const schema = yaml.JSON_SCHEMA.extend(JsExpr)
 
@@ -22,6 +23,11 @@ export class LoaderFile {
     this.trees.push(tree)
     tree.url = pathToFileURL(this.name).href
     tree.ctx.loader.files[tree.url] ??= this
+    // use defineProperty to prevent provide check
+    Object.defineProperty(tree.ctx, 'baseDir', {
+      value: dirname(this.name),
+      configurable: true,
+    })
   }
 
   unref(tree: ImportTree) {
diff --git a/packages/loader/src/config/import.ts b/packages/loader/src/config/import.ts
index 6782157..6078b16 100644
--- a/packages/loader/src/config/import.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/src/config/import.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ export class ImportTree<C extends Context = Context> extends EntryTree<C> {
     } else {
       await this._init(baseDir, options)
     }
-    this.ctx.provide('baseDir', baseDir, true)
   }
 
   private async _init(baseDir: string, options: Loader.Config) {
diff --git a/packages/loader/tests/group.spec.ts b/packages/loader/tests/group.spec.ts
index f964bd0..0a95110 100644
--- a/packages/loader/tests/group.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/loader/tests/group.spec.ts
@@ -176,3 +176,66 @@ describe('group management: transfer', () => {
     expect([...loader.entries()]).to.have.length(4)
   })
 })
+
+describe('group management: intercept', () => {
+  const root = new Context()
+  const callback = mock.fn()
+
+  let loader!: MockLoader
+
+  before(async () => {
+    await root.plugin(MockLoader)
+    loader = root.loader as any
+    loader.mock('foo', (ctx: Context) => {
+      callback(ctx[Context.intercept])
+    })
+    await loader.start()
+  })
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    callback.mock.resetCalls()
+  })
+
+  let outer!: string
+  let inner!: string
+  let id!: string
+
+  it('initialize', async () => {
+    outer = await loader.create({
+      name: 'cordis/group',
+      group: true,
+      intercept: {
+        foo: {
+          a: 1,
+        },
+      },
+      config: [],
+    })
+
+    inner = await loader.create({
+      name: 'cordis/group',
+      group: true,
+      intercept: {
+        foo: {
+          b: 2,
+        },
+      },
+      config: [],
+    }, outer)
+    
+    id = await loader.create({
+      name: 'foo',
+      intercept: {
+        foo: {
+          c: 3,
+        },
+      },
+    }, inner)
+
+    expect(callback.mock.calls).to.have.length(1)
+    const intercept = callback.mock.calls[0].arguments[0]
+    expect(intercept.foo).to.deep.equal({ c: 3 })
+    expect(Object.getPrototypeOf(intercept).foo).to.deep.equal({ b: 2 })
+    expect(Object.getPrototypeOf(Object.getPrototypeOf(intercept)).foo).to.deep.equal({ a: 1 })
+  })
+})