diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts
index 74ceed148536..d816ac87cb9b 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/workspace.ts
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ export class WorkspaceProject {
     this.config = resolveConfig(this.ctx.mode, options, server.config)
     this.server = server
 
-    this.vitenode = new ViteNodeServer(server, this.config)
+    this.vitenode = new ViteNodeServer(server, this.config.server)
     const node = this.vitenode
     this.runner = new ViteNodeRunner({
       root: server.config.root,