diff --git a/lib/config-generator.js b/lib/config-generator.js
index 69ea3161..908b3686 100644
--- a/lib/config-generator.js
+++ b/lib/config-generator.js
@@ -381,7 +381,8 @@ class ConfigGenerator {
 
         return {
             contentBase: contentBase,
-            publicPath: this.webpackConfig.publicPath,
+            // this doesn't appear to be necessary, but here in case
+            publicPath: this.webpackConfig.getRealPublicPath(),
             // avoid CORS concerns trying to load things like fonts from the dev server
             headers: { 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': '*' },
             hot: this.webpackConfig.useHotModuleReplacementPlugin(),