diff --git a/apps/server/package.json b/apps/server/package.json
index df48848cc..56677667e 100644
--- a/apps/server/package.json
+++ b/apps/server/package.json
@@ -115,8 +115,13 @@
       "serve": {
         "executor": "@nx/js:node",
         "dependsOn": [
+          {
+            "projects": [ "client" ],
+            "target": "serve"
+          },
           "build-without-client"
         ],
+        "continuous": true,
         "options": {
           "buildTarget": "server:build-without-client:development",
           "runBuildTargetDependencies": false
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c20da6d06..d31ebd33b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "server:test": "nx test server",
     "server:build": "nx build server",
     "server:coverage": "nx test server --coverage",
-    "server:start": "nx run-many --target=serve --projects=client,server --parallel",
+    "server:start": "nx run server:serve",
     "server:start-prod": "nx run server:start-prod",
     "electron:build": "nx build desktop",
     "chore:ci-update-nightly-version": "tsx ./scripts/update-nightly-version.ts",