diff --git a/.changeset/tame-taxis-perform.md b/.changeset/tame-taxis-perform.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d901bc616
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tame-taxis-perform.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'astro': patch
+---
+
+Fix plugin apply args when filtering
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
index f4316bc2c..32717ff7c 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/create-vite.ts
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export async function createVite(
 		const applyToFilter = command === 'build' ? 'serve' : 'build';
 		const applyArgs = [
 			{ ...settings.config.vite, mode },
-			{ command, mode },
+			{ command: command === 'dev' ? 'serve' : command, mode },
 		];
 		// @ts-expect-error ignore TS2589: Type instantiation is excessively deep and possibly infinite.
 		plugins = plugins.flat(Infinity).filter((p) => {