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..558d5f8aefe1fb 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/executors/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/executors/dev-server/dev-server.impl.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ function getBuildOptions(
   context: ExecutorContext
 ): WebWebpackExecutorOptions {
   const target = parseTargetString(options.buildTarget);
+
+  target.configuration ??= '';
+
   const overrides: Partial<WebWebpackExecutorOptions> = {
     watch: false,
   };