diff --git a/.changeset/eighty-starfishes-laugh.md b/.changeset/eighty-starfishes-laugh.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f89b00cc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/eighty-starfishes-laugh.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@vercel/kv': minor
+---
+
+move default export to named kv export
diff --git a/packages/kv/README.md b/packages/kv/README.md
index 723edb0a7..719c907a3 100644
--- a/packages/kv/README.md
+++ b/packages/kv/README.md
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ npm install @vercel/kv
 ## Usage
 
 ```js
-import kv from '@vercel/kv';
+import { kv } from '@vercel/kv';
 
 // string
 await kv.set('key', 'value');
diff --git a/packages/kv/src/index.test.ts b/packages/kv/src/index.test.ts
index df7512c5f..6e93973f6 100644
--- a/packages/kv/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kv/src/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import kv, { VercelKV, createClient } from '.';
+import defaultKv, { kv, VercelKV, createClient } from '.';
 
 let scanReturnValues: [number, string[]][] = [[0, []]];
 jest.mock('@upstash/redis', () => ({
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ jest.mock('@upstash/redis', () => ({
 describe('@vercel/kv', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     scanReturnValues = [[0, []]];
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
   describe('kv export', () => {
-    it('exports a default client', async () => {
+    it('exports "kv" client', async () => {
       process.env.KV_REST_API_URL =
         'https://foobar-6739.redis.vercel-storage.com';
       process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN = 'tok_foobar';
@@ -28,6 +29,30 @@ describe('@vercel/kv', () => {
       process.env.KV_REST_API_URL = undefined;
       process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN = undefined;
     });
+
+    it('exports default legacy client', async () => {
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_URL =
+        'https://foobar-6739.redis.vercel-storage.com';
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN = 'tok_foobar';
+
+      expect(await defaultKv.get('foo')).toEqual('bar');
+
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_URL = undefined;
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN = undefined;
+    });
+
+    it('should load awaited default module (Vite use case', async () => {
+      const kvModule = await import('.').then((m) => m.default);
+
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_URL =
+        'https://foobar-6739.redis.vercel-storage.com';
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN = 'tok_foobar';
+
+      expect(await kvModule.get('foo')).toEqual('bar');
+
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_URL = undefined;
+      process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN = undefined;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('createClient', () => {
diff --git a/packages/kv/src/index.ts b/packages/kv/src/index.ts
index 53ecd14c4..acb5b8899 100644
--- a/packages/kv/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/kv/src/index.ts
@@ -82,6 +82,39 @@ export function createClient(config: RedisConfigNodejs): VercelKV {
 
 // eslint-disable-next-line import/no-default-export
 export default new Proxy(
+  {},
+  {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type
+    get(target, prop, receiver) {
+      if (prop === 'then' || prop === 'parse') {
+        // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+        return Reflect.get(target, prop, receiver);
+      }
+
+      if (!_kv) {
+        if (!process.env.KV_REST_API_URL || !process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN) {
+          throw new Error(
+            '@vercel/kv: Missing required environment variables KV_REST_API_URL and KV_REST_API_TOKEN',
+          );
+        }
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+        console.warn(
+          '\x1b[33m"The default export has been moved to a named export and it will be removed in version 1, change to import { kv }\x1b[0m"',
+        );
+
+        _kv = createClient({
+          url: process.env.KV_REST_API_URL,
+          token: process.env.KV_REST_API_TOKEN,
+        });
+      }
+
+      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unsafe-return
+      return Reflect.get(_kv, prop);
+    },
+  },
+) as VercelKV;
+
+export const kv = new Proxy(
   {},
   {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type
diff --git a/test/next/README.md b/test/next/README.md
index 8017998fb..f027d05ec 100644
--- a/test/next/README.md
+++ b/test/next/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Instructions:
 
-- `cd packages/integration`
+- `cd test/next`
 - `vc link` => link to `Curated Tests` => `vercel-storage-next-integration-test-suite`
 - `vc env pull`
 - `pnpm i`