I have this problem too. I have the demo https://github.com/1456118242/angular-watch-demo  ### Versions ``` "@angular/common": "^5.2.0", "@angular/cli": "~1.7.2", ``` ### Repro steps * Step 1 run ng build --watch --prod * Step 2 Modify the compent file * Step 3 refresh page * Step 4 Modify the compent file * Step 5 refresh page ### Observed behavior ```   ``` ### Desired behavior ### Mention any other details that might be useful (optional)