diff --git a/packages/web/src/executors/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts b/packages/web/src/executors/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
index c98751b1ad061e..b43f52c19bd5d5 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/executors/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/executors/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ function getBuildOptions(
   options: WebDevServerOptions,
   context: ExecutorContext
 ): WebWebpackExecutorOptions {
-  const target = parseTargetString(options.buildTarget);
+  const target = parseTargetString(`${options.buildTarget}:${context.configurationName}`);
   const overrides: Partial<WebWebpackExecutorOptions> = {
     watch: false,
   };