Link to the code that reproduces this issue

https://github.com/TheDanniCraft/clipify

To Reproduce

1. Start the server in dev mode
2. the URL/js/script.file-downloads.hash.outbound-links.tagged-events.js is correctly proxied tohttps://analytics.thedannicraft.de//js/script.file-downloads.hash.outbound-links.tagged-events.js
3. Build (next build --webpack)
4. Start (next start)
5. On prod build/js/script.file-downloads.hash.outbound-links.tagged-events.js returnsHTTP 500 Internal Server Error

Current vs. Expected behavior

Expected behavior (worked in next v15 before upgrading to next v16)

The rewrite should behave the same way in production as in development and proxy the file to:
https://analytics.thedannicraft.de//js/script.file-downloads.hash.outbound-links.tagged-events.js

Actual behavior:

Dev mode: Works as expected
Production build: Returns 500

I also verified the rewrite exists at build time by logging (when next config is parsed):

const rewrites = await config.rewrites();console.log(rewrites.find(r => r.source === "/js/script.file-downloads.hash.outbound-links.tagged-events.js"));

Provide environment information

Operating System:  Platform: win32  Arch: x64  Version: Windows 10 Pro  Available memory (MB): 8035  Available CPU cores: 8Binaries:  Node: 22.14.0  npm: 11.4.2  Yarn: N/A  pnpm: N/ARelevant Packages:  next: 16.0.8  eslint-config-next: N/A  react: 19.2.1  react-dom: 19.2.1  typescript: 5.9.3Next.js Config:  output: standalone

Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

Webpack, Output, Pages Router

Which stage(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)

next build (local), next start (local)

Additional context

No response