diff --git a/src/loader.ts b/src/loader.ts
index 839ee92..66acfc7 100644
--- a/src/loader.ts
+++ b/src/loader.ts
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ export async function loadApp<T extends ObjectType>(
   await execHooksChain(toArray(beforeLoad), app, global);
 
   // get the lifecycle hooks from module exports
-  const scriptExports: any = await execScripts(global, !useLooseSandbox);
+  const scriptExports: any = await execScripts(global, sandbox && !useLooseSandbox);
   const { bootstrap, mount, unmount, update } = getLifecyclesFromExports(
     scriptExports,
     appName,