diff --git a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/modules.d.ts b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/modules.d.ts
index cb95f7d9..0eff11c2 100644
--- a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/modules.d.ts
+++ b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/modules.d.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 declare module "virtual:symfony/controllers" {
+  import { type ControllerConstructor } from "@hotwired/stimulus";
   const modules: {
-    identifier: string;
-    controllerLoader: () => any;
-  }[];
+    [controllerName: string]: ControllerConstructor;
+  };
   export default modules;
 }
diff --git a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/index.ts b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/index.ts
index eaa83b3c..d6a4cbec 100644
--- a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/index.ts
+++ b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/index.ts
@@ -1,50 +1,17 @@
-import { Application } from "@hotwired/stimulus";
+import { Application, type ControllerConstructor } from "@hotwired/stimulus";
 import thirdPartyControllers from "virtual:symfony/controllers";
+import { identifierFromFilePath } from "./util";
 
-console.log("from controllers", thirdPartyControllers);
+// console.log("from controllers", thirdPartyControllers);
 
 type Module = {
-  [x: string]: unknown;
+  default: ControllerConstructor;
 };
 
 export type ImportedModules = {
   [filePath: string]: () => Promise<Module>;
 };
 
-export const CONTROLLER_FILENAME_REGEX = /^(?:.*?(?:controllers)\/|\.?\.\/)?(.+)(?:[/_-]controller\.[jt]sx?)$/;
-
-export function identifierFromFilePath(key: string): string | undefined {
-  const extract = (key.match(CONTROLLER_FILENAME_REGEX) || [])[1];
-  if (extract) return extract.replace(/_/g, "-").replace(/\//g, "--");
-}
-
-export function registerStimulusControllers(app, thirdPartyControllers, modules: ImportedModules) {
-  Object.entries(modules).forEach(([filePath, controllerLoader]) => {
-    const identifier = identifierFromFilePath(filePath);
-    controllerLoader().then((controllerConstructor) => {
-      if (identifier && typeof controllerConstructor.default === "function") {
-        app.register(identifier, controllerConstructor.default);
-      }
-    });
-  });
-  console.log("third party controllers", thirdPartyControllers);
-  setTimeout(() => {
-    for (const controllerName in thirdPartyControllers) {
-      // eslint-disable-next-line no-prototype-builtins
-      if (!thirdPartyControllers.hasOwnProperty(controllerName)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-      app.register(controllerName, thirdPartyControllers[controllerName]);
-    }
-    // app.load(thirdPartyControllers);
-    // thirdPartyControllers.forEach(({ identifier, controllerLoader }) => {
-    //   controllerLoader().then((controllerConstructor) => {
-    //     app.register(identifier, controllerConstructor.default);
-    //   });
-    // });
-  }, 3000);
-}
-
 export function startStimulusApp(modules: ImportedModules) {
   const app = Application.start();
   app.debug = true;
@@ -53,7 +20,6 @@ export function startStimulusApp(modules: ImportedModules) {
     const identifier = identifierFromFilePath(filePath);
     controllerLoader().then((controllerConstructor) => {
       if (identifier && typeof controllerConstructor.default === "function") {
-        // @ts-ignore
         app.register(identifier, controllerConstructor.default);
       }
     });
@@ -65,7 +31,6 @@ export function startStimulusApp(modules: ImportedModules) {
     if (!thirdPartyControllers.hasOwnProperty(controllerName)) {
       continue;
     }
-    // @ts-ignore
     app.register(controllerName, thirdPartyControllers[controllerName]);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/util.ts b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/util.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe624c6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/stimulus-helpers/util.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function identifierFromFilePath(key: string): string | undefined {
+  const extract = (key.match(CONTROLLER_FILENAME_REGEX) || [])[1];
+  if (extract) return extract.replace(/_/g, "-").replace(/\//g, "--");
+}
+
+export const CONTROLLER_FILENAME_REGEX = /^(?:.*?(?:controllers)\/|\.?\.\/)?(.+)(?:[/_-]controller\.[jt]sx?)$/;
diff --git a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/pluginOptions.test.ts b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/pluginOptions.test.ts
index de40e7fc..c365be4d 100644
--- a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/pluginOptions.test.ts
+++ b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/pluginOptions.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ describe("resolvePluginOptions", () => {
         "refresh": false,
         "servePublic": "public",
         "sriAlgorithm": false,
+        "stimulus": false,
         "viteDevServerHostname": null,
       }
     `);
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ describe("resolvePluginOptions", () => {
         "refresh": false,
         "servePublic": "public",
         "sriAlgorithm": false,
+        "stimulus": false,
         "viteDevServerHostname": null,
       }
     `);
diff --git a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/stimulus/index.test.ts b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/stimulus/index.test.ts
index 1623863b..7c52a708 100644
--- a/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/stimulus/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/vite-plugin-symfony/src/tests/stimulus/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { describe, it } from "vitest";
-import { identifierFromFilePath, identifierFromThirdParty } from "../../stimulus";
+import { generateStimulusId } from "../../stimulusBridge";
+import { identifierFromFilePath } from "../../stimulus-helpers/util";
 
 describe("stimulus", () => {
   it("identifierFromFilePath generate correct identifier", ({ expect }) => {
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ describe("stimulus", () => {
       // ["not a controller", undefined],
     ];
     list.forEach(([input, result]) => {
-      expect(identifierFromThirdParty(input)).toBe(result);
+      expect(generateStimulusId(input)).toBe(result);
     });
   });
 });