diff --git a/packages/nuxi/src/dev/utils.ts b/packages/nuxi/src/dev/utils.ts
index 9cc1375ca..944454f41 100644
--- a/packages/nuxi/src/dev/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxi/src/dev/utils.ts
@@ -160,7 +160,9 @@ export class NuxtDevServer extends EventEmitter<DevServerEventMap> {
 
   async load(reload?: boolean, reason?: string) {
     try {
+      this.closeWatchers()
       await this._load(reload, reason)
+      this._watchConfig()
       this._loadingError = undefined
     }
     catch (error) {