diff --git a/packages/astro/src/compiler/codegen/index.ts b/packages/astro/src/compiler/codegen/index.ts
index 372cc5124..e61d0ee08 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/compiler/codegen/index.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/compiler/codegen/index.ts
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ async function compileExpression(node: Expression, state: CodegenState, compileO
     }
   }
   const location = { start: node.start, end: node.end };
-  let code = transpileExpressionSafe(raw, { state, compileOptions, location });
+  let code = transpileExpressionSafe("(" + raw + ")", { state, compileOptions, location });
   if (code === null) throw new Error(`Unable to compile expression`);
   code = code.trim().replace(/\;$/, '');
   return code;
@@ -212,8 +212,6 @@ function transpileExpressionSafe(
   raw: string,
   { state, compileOptions, location }: { state: CodegenState; compileOptions: CompileOptions; location: { start: number; end: number } }
 ): string | null {
-  // We have to wrap `raw` with parens to support primitives (objects, arrays)!
-  raw = `(${raw})`;
   try {
     let { code } = transformSync(raw, {
       loader: 'tsx',
@@ -457,7 +455,7 @@ const { ${props.join(', ')} } = Astro.props;\n`)
 
     script = propsStatement + contentCode + babelGenerator(program).code;
     const location = { start: module.start, end: module.end };
-    let transpiledScript = compileExpressionSafe(script, { state, compileOptions, location });
+    let transpiledScript = transpileExpressionSafe(script, { state, compileOptions, location });
     if (transpiledScript === null) throw new Error(`Unable to compile script`);
     script = transpiledScript;
   }
diff --git a/packages/astro/test/helpers.js b/packages/astro/test/helpers.js
index ea7a470f1..9638be2ec 100644
--- a/packages/astro/test/helpers.js
+++ b/packages/astro/test/helpers.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { loadConfig } from '#astro/config';
 import execa from 'execa';
 import del from 'del';
 
-const MAX_STARTUP_TIME = 7000; // max time startup may take
+const MAX_STARTUP_TIME = 14000; // max time startup may take
 const MAX_TEST_TIME = 10000; // max time an individual test may take
 const MAX_SHUTDOWN_TIME = 3000; // max time shutdown() may take
 
diff --git a/packages/renderers/renderer-react/index.js b/packages/renderers/renderer-react/index.js
index e47cf5d7d..ca9f35ff7 100644
--- a/packages/renderers/renderer-react/index.js
+++ b/packages/renderers/renderer-react/index.js
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ export default {
   name: '@astrojs/renderer-react',
   client: './client',
   server: './server',
-  knownEntrypoints: ['react', 'react-dom/server'],
+  knownEntrypoints: ['react', 'react-dom', 'react-dom/server'],
 };