diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
index 0e49a753de..86960d8fc7 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
   joinPathFragments,
   ProjectGraph,
   readProjectConfiguration,
-  stripIndents,
   Tree,
   updateProjectConfiguration,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
@@ -40,6 +39,10 @@ describe('Cypress Component Testing Configuration', () => {
     mockedInstalledCypressVersion.mockReturnValue(10);
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
   describe('updateProjectConfig', () => {
     it('should add project config with --target=<project>:<target>', async () => {
       await generateTestApplication(tree, {
@@ -165,7 +168,7 @@ describe('Cypress Component Testing Configuration', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('should throw with invalid --build-target', async () => {
+    it('should not throw with invalid --build-target', async () => {
       await generateTestApplication(tree, {
         name: 'fancy-app',
       });
@@ -213,12 +216,11 @@ describe('Cypress Component Testing Configuration', () => {
           buildTarget: 'fancy-app:build',
           generateTests: false,
         });
-      }).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
-        "Error trying to find build configuration. Try manually specifying the build target with the --build-target flag.
-        Provided project? fancy-lib
-        Provided build target? fancy-app:build
-        Provided Executors? @nx/angular:webpack-browser, @nrwl/angular:webpack-browser, @angular-devkit/build-angular:browser"
-      `);
+      }).resolves;
+
+      expect(
+        require('@nx/devkit').createProjectGraphAsync
+      ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
     it('should use own project config', async () => {
       await generateTestApplication(tree, {
@@ -847,6 +849,7 @@ async function setup(
     }
   }
 }
+
 function getCmpsFromTree(
   tree: Tree,
   options: { basePath: string; name: string }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts
index 0e71a95bbc..cf1afd3bf9 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 import { cypressComponentConfiguration as baseCyCTConfig } from '@nx/cypress';
 import {
-  addMountDefinition,
   addDefaultCTConfig,
+  addMountDefinition,
 } from '@nx/cypress/src/utils/config';
-import { findBuildConfig } from '@nx/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options';
+import {
+  findBuildConfig,
+  FoundTarget,
+} from '@nx/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options';
 import {
   formatFiles,
   joinPathFragments,
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ export async function cypressComponentConfiguration(
     installTask();
   };
 }
+
 async function addFiles(
   tree: Tree,
   projectConfig: ProjectConfiguration,
@@ -116,17 +120,21 @@ async function updateProjectConfig(
   tree: Tree,
   options: CypressComponentConfigSchema
 ) {
-  const found = await findBuildConfig(tree, {
-    project: options.project,
-    buildTarget: options.buildTarget,
-    validExecutorNames: new Set<string>([
-      '@nx/angular:webpack-browser',
-      '@nrwl/angular:webpack-browser',
-      '@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser',
-    ]),
-  });
+  let found: FoundTarget = { target: options.buildTarget, config: undefined };
 
-  assertValidConfig(found?.config);
+  if (!options.buildTarget) {
+    found = await findBuildConfig(tree, {
+      project: options.project,
+      buildTarget: options.buildTarget,
+      validExecutorNames: new Set<string>([
+        '@nx/angular:webpack-browser',
+        '@nrwl/angular:webpack-browser',
+        '@angular-devkit/build-angular:browser',
+      ]),
+    });
+
+    assertValidConfig(found?.config);
+  }
 
   const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, options.project);
   projectConfig.targets['component-test'].options = {
diff --git a/packages/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options.ts b/packages/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options.ts
index 5dd8ca2476..2fe0a089f3 100644
--- a/packages/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options.ts
+++ b/packages/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ interface FindTargetOptions {
   skipGetOptions?: boolean;
 }
 
-interface FoundTarget {
+export interface FoundTarget {
   config?: TargetConfiguration;
   target: string;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
index 12f4da2197..56f69fed00 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.spec.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ describe('React:CypressComponentTestConfiguration', () => {
     tree = createTreeWithEmptyWorkspace({ layout: 'apps-libs' });
   });
 
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.clearAllMocks();
+  });
+
   it('should generate cypress config with vite', async () => {
     mockedAssertCypressVersion.mockReturnValue();
 
@@ -395,7 +399,8 @@ describe('React:CypressComponentTestConfiguration', () => {
       tree.exists('libs/some-lib/src/lib/another-cmp/another-cmp.spec.cy.js')
     ).toBeFalsy();
   });
-  it('should throw error when an invalid --build-target is provided', async () => {
+
+  it('should not throw error when an invalid --build-target is provided', async () => {
     mockedAssertCypressVersion.mockReturnValue();
     await applicationGenerator(tree, {
       e2eTestRunner: 'none',
@@ -442,12 +447,10 @@ describe('React:CypressComponentTestConfiguration', () => {
         generateTests: true,
         buildTarget: 'my-app:build',
       });
-    }).rejects.toThrowErrorMatchingInlineSnapshot(`
-      "Error trying to find build configuration. Try manually specifying the build target with the --build-target flag.
-      Provided project? some-lib
-      Provided build target? my-app:build
-      Provided Executors? @nx/webpack:webpack, @nx/vite:build, @nrwl/webpack:webpack, @nrwl/vite:build"
-    `);
+    }).resolves;
+    expect(
+      require('@nx/devkit').createProjectGraphAsync
+    ).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('should setup cypress config files correctly', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts
index cb9eecaa09..dd2b75a552 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/cypress-component-configuration.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { nxVersion } from '../../utils/versions';
 import { addFiles } from './lib/add-files';
-import { FoundTarget, addCTTargetWithBuildTarget } from '../../utils/ct-utils';
+import { addCTTargetWithBuildTarget } from '../../utils/ct-utils';
 import { CypressComponentConfigurationSchema } from './schema.d';
 
 /**
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export async function cypressComponentConfigGenerator(
     skipFormat: true,
   });
 
-  const found: FoundTarget = await addCTTargetWithBuildTarget(tree, {
+  const found = await addCTTargetWithBuildTarget(tree, {
     project: options.project,
     buildTarget: options.buildTarget,
     validExecutorNames: new Set<string>([
diff --git a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/lib/add-files.ts b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/lib/add-files.ts
index b226a2bd6a..5ae0c0f827 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/lib/add-files.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/generators/cypress-component-configuration/lib/add-files.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,8 @@ import {
 import { nxVersion } from 'nx/src/utils/versions';
 import { componentTestGenerator } from '../../component-test/component-test';
 import type { CypressComponentConfigurationSchema } from '../schema';
-import {
-  FoundTarget,
-  getBundlerFromTarget,
-  isComponent,
-} from '../../../utils/ct-utils';
+import { getBundlerFromTarget, isComponent } from '../../../utils/ct-utils';
+import { FoundTarget } from '@nx/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options';
 
 export async function addFiles(
   tree: Tree,
@@ -26,7 +23,12 @@ export async function addFiles(
   const { addMountDefinition, addDefaultCTConfig } = await import(
     '@nx/cypress/src/utils/config'
   );
-  const actualBundler = await getBundlerFromTarget(found, tree);
+
+  // Specifically undefined to allow Remix workaround of passing an empty string
+  const actualBundler =
+    options.buildTarget !== undefined && options.bundler
+      ? options.bundler
+      : await getBundlerFromTarget(found, tree);
 
   if (options.bundler && options.bundler !== actualBundler) {
     logger.warn(
diff --git a/packages/react/src/utils/ct-utils.ts b/packages/react/src/utils/ct-utils.ts
index 34387a57b6..6c244a5da2 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/utils/ct-utils.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/utils/ct-utils.ts
@@ -2,23 +2,18 @@ import {
   createProjectGraphAsync,
   parseTargetString,
   readProjectConfiguration,
-  TargetConfiguration,
   Tree,
   updateProjectConfiguration,
 } from '@nx/devkit';
 import { ensureTypescript } from '@nx/js/src/utils/typescript/ensure-typescript';
 import { getComponentNode } from './ast-utils';
+import { type FoundTarget } from '@nx/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options';
 
 let tsModule: typeof import('typescript');
 
 const allowedFileExt = new RegExp(/\.[jt]sx?/);
 const isSpecFile = new RegExp(/(spec|test)\./);
 
-export interface FoundTarget {
-  config?: TargetConfiguration;
-  target: string;
-}
-
 export async function addCTTargetWithBuildTarget(
   tree: Tree,
   options: {
@@ -27,16 +22,21 @@ export async function addCTTargetWithBuildTarget(
     validExecutorNames: Set<string>;
   }
 ): Promise<FoundTarget> {
-  const { findBuildConfig } = await import(
-    '@nx/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options'
-  );
-  const found = await findBuildConfig(tree, {
-    project: options.project,
-    buildTarget: options.buildTarget,
-    validExecutorNames: options.validExecutorNames,
-  });
+  let found: FoundTarget = { target: options.buildTarget, config: undefined };
 
-  assertValidConfig(found?.config);
+  // Specifically undefined as a workaround for Remix to pass an empty string as the buildTarget
+  if (options.buildTarget === undefined) {
+    const { findBuildConfig } = await import(
+      '@nx/cypress/src/utils/find-target-options'
+    );
+    found = await findBuildConfig(tree, {
+      project: options.project,
+      buildTarget: options.buildTarget,
+      validExecutorNames: options.validExecutorNames,
+    });
+
+    assertValidConfig(found?.config);
+  }
 
   const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, options.project);
   projectConfig.targets['component-test'].options = {