diff --git a/packages/histoire/src/node/build.ts b/packages/histoire/src/node/build.ts
index b91bd885..323289b9 100644
--- a/packages/histoire/src/node/build.ts
+++ b/packages/histoire/src/node/build.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ export async function build (ctx: Context) {
     await stop()
   }
 
-  const server = await createViteServer(await getViteConfigWithPlugins(true, ctx))
+  const { viteConfig } = await getViteConfigWithPlugins(true, ctx)
+  const server = await createViteServer(viteConfig)
   await server.pluginContainer.buildStart({})
 
   const moduleLoader = useModuleLoader({
diff --git a/packages/histoire/src/node/commands/dev.ts b/packages/histoire/src/node/commands/dev.ts
index ad2631e5..9e2df40b 100644
--- a/packages/histoire/src/node/commands/dev.ts
+++ b/packages/histoire/src/node/commands/dev.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ export async function devCommand (options: DevOptions) {
     const ctx = await createContext({
       mode: 'dev',
     })
-    const { server, close } = await createServer(ctx, { port: options.port })
+    const { server, viteConfigFile, close } = await createServer(ctx, { port: options.port })
     server.printUrls()
 
     // Histoire config watcher
     let watcher: chokidar.FSWatcher
-    if (server.config.configFile) {
-      watcher = chokidar.watch(server.config.configFile, {
+    if (viteConfigFile) {
+      watcher = chokidar.watch(viteConfigFile, {
         ignoreInitial: true,
       })
       watcher.on('change', () => {
diff --git a/packages/histoire/src/node/server.ts b/packages/histoire/src/node/server.ts
index 0c5b7738..10984b26 100644
--- a/packages/histoire/src/node/server.ts
+++ b/packages/histoire/src/node/server.ts
@@ -17,14 +17,18 @@ export interface CreateServerOptions {
 
 export async function createServer (ctx: Context, options: CreateServerOptions = {}) {
   const getViteServer = async (collecting: boolean) => {
-    const server = await createViteServer(await getViteConfigWithPlugins(collecting, ctx))
+    const { viteConfig, viteConfigFile } = await getViteConfigWithPlugins(collecting, ctx)
+    const server = await createViteServer(viteConfig)
     await server.pluginContainer.buildStart({})
-    return server
+    return {
+      server,
+      viteConfigFile,
+    }
   }
 
   const [
-    server,
-    nodeServer,
+    { server, viteConfigFile },
+    { server: nodeServer },
     ,
     { stop: stopMdFileWatcher },
   ] = await Promise.all([
@@ -199,6 +203,7 @@ export async function createServer (ctx: Context, options: CreateServerOptions =
 
   return {
     server,
+    viteConfigFile,
     close,
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/histoire/src/node/vite.ts b/packages/histoire/src/node/vite.ts
index 87af0693..5673b54e 100644
--- a/packages/histoire/src/node/vite.ts
+++ b/packages/histoire/src/node/vite.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,12 @@ export async function mergeHistoireViteConfig (viteConfig: InlineConfig, ctx: Co
   return viteConfig
 }
 
-export async function getViteConfigWithPlugins (isServer: boolean, ctx: Context): Promise<InlineConfig> {
+export interface ViteConfigWithPlugins {
+  viteConfig: InlineConfig
+  viteConfigFile: string | null
+}
+
+export async function getViteConfigWithPlugins (isServer: boolean, ctx: Context): Promise<ViteConfigWithPlugins> {
   const userViteConfigFile = await loadViteConfigFromFile({ command: ctx.mode === 'dev' ? 'serve' : 'build', mode: ctx.mode })
   const userViteConfig = mergeViteConfig(userViteConfigFile?.config ?? {}, { server: { port: 6006 } })
 
@@ -571,8 +576,13 @@ if (import.meta.hot) {
     })
   }
 
-  return mergeViteConfig(inlineConfig, {
+  const viteConfig = mergeViteConfig(inlineConfig, {
     configFile: false,
     plugins,
   }) as InlineConfig
+
+  return {
+    viteConfig,
+    viteConfigFile: userViteConfigFile?.path ?? null,
+  }
 }