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..17cbf27b84fd6f 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 +107,9 @@ 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,
   };