diff --git a/.changeset/empty-cameras-walk.md b/.changeset/empty-cameras-walk.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ecfc05c10f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/empty-cameras-walk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@remix-run/dev": patch
+---
+
+allow non-development modes for remix watch
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
index be3e795f2ad..20d937a1831 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/cli/commands.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ export async function watch(
       : await readConfig(remixRootOrConfig);
 
   let resolved = await resolveDev(config);
-  void devServer.liveReload(config, resolved);
+  void devServer.liveReload(config, { ...resolved, mode });
   return await new Promise(() => {});
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/devServer/liveReload.ts b/packages/remix-dev/devServer/liveReload.ts
index 77564e8196d..38a94429bf0 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/devServer/liveReload.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/devServer/liveReload.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ let clean = (config: RemixConfig) => {
 
 export async function liveReload(
   config: RemixConfig,
-  options: { port: number }
+  options: { port: number; mode: string }
 ) {
   clean(config);
   let wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: options.port });
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export async function liveReload(
     {
       config,
       options: {
-        mode: "development",
+        mode: options.mode,
         sourcemap: true,
       },
       fileWatchCache,