diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/MonacoScriptEditor.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/MonacoScriptEditor.vue
index c6b43d22..35949ddb 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/MonacoScriptEditor.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/MonacoScriptEditor.vue
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid"
 import { computed, onMounted, onUnmounted, ref } from "vue"
 
 import { useColorMode } from "~/composables/theming"
+import { MODULE_PREFIX } from "~/helpers/scripting"
 
 // Import type definitions as raw strings
-import preRequestTypes from "~/types/pre-request.d.ts?raw"
 import postRequestTypes from "~/types/post-request.d.ts?raw"
+import preRequestTypes from "~/types/pre-request.d.ts?raw"
 
 const props = withDefaults(
   defineProps<{
@@ -60,8 +61,6 @@ const extraLibRefs = new Map<string, monaco.IDisposable>()
 // Track context-specific type definition for this editor instance
 const contextTypeDefRef = ref<monaco.IDisposable | null>(null)
 
-const MODULE_PREFIX = "export {};\n" as const
-
 const ensureCompilerOptions = (() => {
   let applied = false
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue
index 4390a417..f8f0aa27 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/components/collections/index.vue
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ import {
   makeCollection,
 } from "@hoppscotch/data"
 import { useService } from "dioc/vue"
+import { MODULE_PREFIX_REGEX_JSON_SERIALIZED } from "~/helpers/scripting"
 
 import * as TE from "fp-ts/TaskEither"
 import { pipe } from "fp-ts/function"
@@ -2832,7 +2833,10 @@ const exportData = async (collection: HoppCollection | TeamCollection) => {
     const collectionJSON = JSON.stringify(collection, null, 2)
 
     // Strip `export {};\n` from `testScript` and `preRequestScript` fields
-    const cleanedCollectionJSON = collectionJSON.replace(/export \{\};\\n/g, "")
+    const cleanedCollectionJSON = collectionJSON.replace(
+      MODULE_PREFIX_REGEX_JSON_SERIALIZED,
+      ""
+    )
 
     const name = (collection as HoppCollection).name
 
@@ -2855,7 +2859,7 @@ const exportData = async (collection: HoppCollection | TeamCollection) => {
 
           // Strip `export {};\n` from `testScript` and `preRequestScript` fields
           const cleanedCollectionJSON = collectionJSONString.replace(
-            /export \{\};\\n/g,
+            MODULE_PREFIX_REGEX_JSON_SERIALIZED,
             ""
           )
 
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/composables/codemirror.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/composables/codemirror.ts
index 283767ce..4911398a 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/composables/codemirror.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/composables/codemirror.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import { isJSONContentType } from "@helpers/utils/contenttypes"
 import { useStreamSubscriber } from "@composables/stream"
 import { Completer } from "@helpers/editor/completion"
 import { LinterDefinition } from "@helpers/editor/linting/linter"
+import { MODULE_PREFIX } from "@helpers/scripting"
 import {
   basicSetup,
   baseTheme,
@@ -268,14 +269,12 @@ const getEditorLanguage = (
   completer: Completer | undefined
 ): Extension => hoppLang(getLanguage(langMime) ?? undefined, linter, completer)
 
-const MODULE_PREFIX = "export {};\n" as const
-
 /**
  * Strips the `export {};\n` prefix from the value for display in the editor.
- * The above is only used internally for Monaco editor's module scope,
+ * The prefix is used internally for Monaco editor's module scope,
  * and should not be visible in the CodeMirror editor.
  */
-const stripModulePrefix = (value?: string): string | undefined => {
+const stripModulePrefixForDisplay = (value?: string): string | undefined => {
   return value?.startsWith(MODULE_PREFIX)
     ? value.slice(MODULE_PREFIX.length)
     : value
@@ -488,7 +487,7 @@ export function useCodemirror(
       parent: el,
       state: EditorState.create({
         doc: parseDoc(
-          stripModulePrefix(value.value),
+          stripModulePrefixForDisplay(value.value),
           options.extendedEditorConfig.mode ?? ""
         ),
         extensions,
@@ -532,7 +531,7 @@ export function useCodemirror(
     }
 
     // Strip `export {};\n` before displaying in CodeMirror
-    const displayValue = stripModulePrefix(newVal) ?? ""
+    const displayValue = stripModulePrefixForDisplay(newVal) ?? ""
 
     if (cachedValue.value !== newVal) {
       view.value?.dispatch({
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/RequestRunner.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/RequestRunner.ts
index 549f4a68..dc1a25ff 100644
--- a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/RequestRunner.ts
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/RequestRunner.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import { map } from "fp-ts/Either"
 import { runPreRequestScript, runTestScript } from "@hoppscotch/js-sandbox/web"
 import { useSetting } from "~/composables/settings"
 import { getService } from "~/modules/dioc"
+import { stripModulePrefix } from "~/helpers/scripting"
 import {
   environmentsStore,
   getCurrentEnvironment,
@@ -306,7 +307,10 @@ const delegatePreRequestScriptRunner = (
   const { preRequestScript } = request
 
   if (!EXPERIMENTAL_SCRIPTING_SANDBOX.value) {
-    return runPreRequestScript(preRequestScript, {
+    // Strip `export {};\n` before executing in legacy sandbox to prevent syntax errors
+    const cleanScript = stripModulePrefix(preRequestScript)
+
+    return runPreRequestScript(cleanScript, {
       envs,
       experimentalScriptingSandbox: false,
     })
@@ -352,7 +356,10 @@ const runPostRequestScript = (
   const { testScript } = request
 
   if (!EXPERIMENTAL_SCRIPTING_SANDBOX.value) {
-    return runTestScript(testScript, {
+    // Strip `export {};\n` before executing in legacy sandbox to prevent syntax errors
+    const cleanScript = stripModulePrefix(testScript)
+
+    return runTestScript(cleanScript, {
       envs,
       response,
       experimentalScriptingSandbox: false,
diff --git a/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/scripting.ts b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/scripting.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7cda9fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/hoppscotch-common/src/helpers/scripting.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+/**
+ * Module prefix added by Monaco editor for TypeScript module mode.
+ * Enables IntelliSense and isolates variables across editor instances.
+ */
+export const MODULE_PREFIX = "export {};\n" as const
+
+/**
+ * Strips `export {};\n` prefix from scripts before legacy sandbox execution
+ * (non-module context) or when exporting collections.
+ */
+export const stripModulePrefix = (script: string): string => {
+  return script.startsWith(MODULE_PREFIX)
+    ? script.slice(MODULE_PREFIX.length)
+    : script
+}
+
+/**
+ * Regex for stripping the JSON-serialized module prefix (`export {};\\n`)
+ * from scripts during collection exports.
+ * Note: This matches the literal backslash-n (`\\n`), not an actual newline character.
+ */
+export const MODULE_PREFIX_REGEX_JSON_SERIALIZED = /export \{\};\\n/g