diff --git a/scopes/harmony/aspect-loader/aspect-loader.main.runtime.ts b/scopes/harmony/aspect-loader/aspect-loader.main.runtime.ts
index 3231ec4269eb..8e3f599f3368 100644
--- a/scopes/harmony/aspect-loader/aspect-loader.main.runtime.ts
+++ b/scopes/harmony/aspect-loader/aspect-loader.main.runtime.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { join, resolve } from 'path';
+import { join, resolve, extname } from 'path';
 import { NativeCompileCache } from '@teambit/toolbox.performance.v8-cache';
 import esmLoader from '@teambit/node.utils.esm-loader';
 // import findRoot from 'find-root';
@@ -538,15 +538,36 @@ export class AspectLoaderMain {
     return !isEmpty(files);
   }
 
+  private searchDistFile(rootDir: string, relativePath: string) {
+    const defaultDistDir = join(rootDir, 'dist');
+    const fileExtension = extname(relativePath);
+    const fileNames = ['ts', 'js', 'tsx', 'jsx'].map((ext) =>
+      relativePath.replace(new RegExp(`${fileExtension}$`), `.${ext}`)
+    );
+    const defaultDistPath = fileNames.map((fileName) => join(defaultDistDir, fileName));
+    const found = defaultDistPath.find((distPath) => existsSync(distPath));
+    return found;
+  }
+
   pluginFileResolver(component: Component, rootDir: string) {
     return (relativePath: string) => {
-      const compiler = this.getCompiler(component);
-      if (!compiler) {
-        return join(rootDir, relativePath);
-      }
+      try {
+        const compiler = this.getCompiler(component);
+        if (!compiler) {
+          const distFile = this.searchDistFile(rootDir, relativePath);
+          return distFile || join(rootDir, relativePath);
+        }
 
-      const dist = compiler.getDistPathBySrcPath(relativePath);
-      return join(rootDir, dist);
+        const dist = compiler.getDistPathBySrcPath(relativePath);
+        return join(rootDir, dist);
+      } catch (err) {
+        // This might happen for example when loading an env from the global scope, and the env of the env / aspect is not a core one
+        this.logger.info(
+          `pluginFileResolver: got an error during get compiler for component ${component.id.toString()}, probably the env is not loaded yet ${err}`
+        );
+        const distFile = this.searchDistFile(rootDir, relativePath);
+        return distFile || join(rootDir, relativePath);
+      }
     };
   }
 
diff --git a/scopes/scope/scope/scope-aspects-loader.ts b/scopes/scope/scope/scope-aspects-loader.ts
index 292cc542c711..bd3b923b2acd 100644
--- a/scopes/scope/scope/scope-aspects-loader.ts
+++ b/scopes/scope/scope/scope-aspects-loader.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { Component, ComponentID, LoadAspectsOptions, ResolveAspectsOptions } fro
 import { Logger } from '@teambit/logger';
 import { EnvsMain } from '@teambit/envs';
 import { NodeLinker } from '@teambit/dependency-resolver';
+import { BitError } from '@teambit/bit-error';
 import { ScopeMain } from './scope.main.runtime';
 
 type ManifestOrAspect = ExtensionManifest | Aspect;
@@ -225,15 +226,28 @@ needed-for: ${neededFor || '<unknown>'}`);
   }
 
   private async compileIfNoDist(capsule: Capsule, component: Component) {
-    const env = this.envs.getEnv(component);
-    const compiler: Compiler = env.env.getCompiler();
+    let compiler: Compiler | undefined;
+    try {
+      const env = this.envs.getEnv(component);
+      compiler = env.env.getCompiler();
+    } catch (err: any) {
+      this.logger.info(
+        `compileIfNoDist: failed loading compiler for ${component.id.toString()} in capsule ${capsule.path}, error: ${
+          err.message
+        }`
+      );
+    }
     const distDir = compiler?.distDir || DEFAULT_DIST_DIRNAME;
     const distExists = existsSync(join(capsule.path, distDir));
     if (distExists) return;
+    if (!compiler) {
+      throw new BitError(`unable to compile aspect/env ${component.id.toString()}, no compiler found`);
+    }
 
     const compiledCode = (
       await Promise.all(
         component.filesystem.files.flatMap(async (file) => {
+          // @ts-ignore - we know it's not null, we have throw error above if yes
           if (!compiler.isFileSupported(file.path)) {
             return [
               {
@@ -242,8 +256,9 @@ needed-for: ${neededFor || '<unknown>'}`);
               },
             ] as TranspileFileOutputOneFile[];
           }
-
+          // @ts-ignore - we know it's not null, we have throw error above if yes
           if (compiler.transpileFile) {
+            // @ts-ignore - we know it's not null, we have throw error above if yes
             return compiler.transpileFile(file.contents.toString('utf8'), {
               filePath: file.path,
               componentDir: capsule.path,
@@ -257,6 +272,7 @@ needed-for: ${neededFor || '<unknown>'}`);
 
     await Promise.all(
       compact(compiledCode).map((compiledFile) => {
+        // @ts-ignore - we know it's not null, we have throw error above if yes
         const path = compiler.getDistPathBySrcPath(compiledFile.outputPath);
         return capsule?.outputFile(path, compiledFile.outputText);
       })