diff --git a/app/RSpade/Core/Bundle/Rsx_Bundle_Abstract.php b/app/RSpade/Core/Bundle/Rsx_Bundle_Abstract.php
index 86e979446..e559b56a3 100755
--- a/app/RSpade/Core/Bundle/Rsx_Bundle_Abstract.php
+++ b/app/RSpade/Core/Bundle/Rsx_Bundle_Abstract.php
@@ -398,7 +398,8 @@ abstract class Rsx_Bundle_Abstract
         // Add public directory CSS (with filemtime cache-busting)
         $public_css = $compiled['public_css'] ?? [];
         foreach ($public_css as $asset) {
-            $html[] = '<link rel="stylesheet" href="' . htmlspecialchars($asset['url']) . '?v=<?php echo filemtime(\'' . addslashes($asset['full_path']) . '\'); ?>">';
+            $mtime = file_exists($asset['full_path']) ? filemtime($asset['full_path']) : time();
+            $html[] = '<link rel="stylesheet" href="' . htmlspecialchars($asset['url']) . '?v=' . $mtime . '">';
         }
 
         // Add JS: jQuery first, then others
@@ -415,7 +416,8 @@ abstract class Rsx_Bundle_Abstract
         // Add public directory JS (with filemtime cache-busting and defer)
         $public_js = $compiled['public_js'] ?? [];
         foreach ($public_js as $asset) {
-            $html[] = '<script src="' . htmlspecialchars($asset['url']) . '?v=<?php echo filemtime(\'' . addslashes($asset['full_path']) . '\'); ?>" defer></script>';
+            $mtime = file_exists($asset['full_path']) ? filemtime($asset['full_path']) : time();
+            $html[] = '<script src="' . htmlspecialchars($asset['url']) . '?v=' . $mtime . '" defer></script>';
         }
 
         // Add CSS bundles