diff --git a/.changeset/famous-chairs-sin.md b/.changeset/famous-chairs-sin.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ff890b4b82b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/famous-chairs-sin.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"create-cloudflare": patch
+---
+
+fix: missing nodejs_compact flag on astro template
diff --git a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/astro/templates/wrangler.toml b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/astro/templates/wrangler.toml
index a03a506b7081..70bd7c7606e2 100644
--- a/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/astro/templates/wrangler.toml
+++ b/packages/create-cloudflare/templates/astro/templates/wrangler.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #:schema node_modules/wrangler/config-schema.json
 name = "<TBD>"
 compatibility_date = "<TBD>"
+compatibility_flags = ["nodejs_compat"]
 pages_build_output_dir = "./dist"
 
 # Automatically place your workloads in an optimal location to minimize latency.