diff --git a/src/module.ts b/src/module.ts
index 67f0cac9..33caab85 100644
--- a/src/module.ts
+++ b/src/module.ts
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ export default defineNuxtModule<ModuleOptions>({
     nuxt.hook('autoImports:dirs', (dirs) => {
       dirs.push(resolve(runtimeDir, 'composables'))
     })
-
-    nuxt.options.build.transpile.push('qs')
   }
 })
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/composables/useStrapiClient.ts b/src/runtime/composables/useStrapiClient.ts
index 90561847..2f648f4c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/composables/useStrapiClient.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/composables/useStrapiClient.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type { FetchError, FetchOptions } from 'ohmyfetch'
-import { stringify } from 'qs'
+import { default as qs } from 'qs'
 import type { Strapi4Error } from '../types/v4'
 import type { Strapi3Error } from '../types/v3'
 import { useStrapiUrl } from './useStrapiUrl'
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ export const useStrapiClient = () => {
 
     // Map params according to strapi v4 format
     if (version === 'v4' && fetchOptions.params) {
-      url = `${url}?${stringify(fetchOptions.params, { encodeValuesOnly: true })}`
+      url = `${url}?${qs.stringify(fetchOptions.params, { encodeValuesOnly: true })}`
       delete fetchOptions.params
     }