diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/server/eventsSocket.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/server/eventsSocket.ts
index e3dbe3e51..e02c6b1ff 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/server/eventsSocket.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/server/eventsSocket.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,9 @@ function attachToServer(
     verifyClient({origin}: {origin: string}) {
       // This exposes the full JS logs and enables issuing commands like reload
       // so let's make sure only locally running stuff can connect to it
-      return origin.startsWith('http://localhost:');
+      return (
+        origin.startsWith('http://localhost:') || origin.startsWith('file:')
+      );
     },
   });