diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/ApplicationExecutor.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/ApplicationExecutor.cs
index e4ba53dc4d..f93b395d6c 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/ApplicationExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/Dcp/ApplicationExecutor.cs
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ private void PrepareProjectExecutables()
             else
             {
                 exeSpec.ExecutionType = ExecutionType.Process;
-                if (environmentVariables.GetBool("DOTNET_WATCH") is true)
+                if (environmentVariables.GetBool("DOTNET_WATCH") is not true)
                 {
                     exeSpec.Args = [
                         "run",