diff --git a/src/commands/cleanup.ts b/src/commands/cleanup.ts
index f81e0d024..5c5648319 100644
--- a/src/commands/cleanup.ts
+++ b/src/commands/cleanup.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export default defineCommand({
   async run(ctx) {
     const cwd = resolve(ctx.args.cwd || ctx.args.rootDir || '.')
     const { loadNuxtConfig } = await loadKit(cwd)
-    const nuxtOptions = await loadNuxtConfig({ cwd })
+    const nuxtOptions = await loadNuxtConfig({ cwd, overrides: { dev: true } })
     await cleanupNuxtDirs(nuxtOptions.rootDir, nuxtOptions.buildDir)
   },
 })