diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/index.ts b/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/index.ts
index 08f81139..5e31b3e2 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/index.ts
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export interface WorkerReplies {
     viteConfig: ViteRuntimeConfig
     refreshNeeded: void,
     workerConfig: WorkerRuntimeConfig & { listening: boolean }
+    startSSRWatcher: { serverEntry: string }
 }
 
 export type WorkerResponse<TName extends WorkerReplyKind = WorkerReplyKind> = {
diff --git a/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/vite-server.ts b/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/vite-server.ts
index a3d4458e..057b36e9 100644
--- a/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/vite-server.ts
+++ b/npm-packages/meteor-vite/src/meteor/IPC/methods/vite-server.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ export default defineIpcMethods({
         await sendViteConfig();
     },
     
+    async 'vite.watch.ssr'({ packageJson }: DevServerOptions) {
+        await MeteorServerBuilder({ packageJson });
+    },
+    
     async 'vite.server.start'({ packageJson, meteorParentPid, meteorConfig }: DevServerOptions) {
         const ddpClient = DDPConnection.init(meteorConfig);
         const backgroundWorker = await BackgroundWorker.init(meteorParentPid, ddpClient);
@@ -94,7 +98,15 @@ async function createViteServer({
             ?? packageJson?.meteor?.viteConfig,
     }, 'serve');
     
+    if (viteConfig.meteor?.serverEntry) {
+        await IPC.reply({
+            kind: 'startSSRWatcher',
+            data: { serverEntry: viteConfig.meteor.serverEntry }
+        })
+    }
+    
     viteDevServer = await createServer({
+        mode: 'development',
         configFile: viteConfig.configFile,
         plugins: [
             meteorWorker({
@@ -126,10 +138,6 @@ async function createViteServer({
         ],
     });
     
-    if (viteConfig.meteor?.serverEntry) {
-        await MeteorServerBuilder({ packageJson });
-    }
-    
     process.on('warning', (warning) => {
         if (warning.name !== RefreshNeeded.name) {
             return;