diff --git a/packages/node/src/builders/execute/execute.impl.ts b/packages/node/src/builders/execute/execute.impl.ts
index cdbf513988..a40f66af6c 100644
--- a/packages/node/src/builders/execute/execute.impl.ts
+++ b/packages/node/src/builders/execute/execute.impl.ts
@@ -150,8 +150,9 @@ function startBuild(
       }
     }),
     concatMap(
-      () =>
+      options =>
         scheduleTargetAndForget(context, target, {
+          ...options,
           watch: true
         }) as Observable<NodeBuildEvent>
     )