diff --git a/packages/vite/src/node/server/environments/runnableEnvironment.ts b/packages/vite/src/node/server/environments/runnableEnvironment.ts
index 0675f48b1accaa..c47298a22920f6 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/node/server/environments/runnableEnvironment.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/node/server/environments/runnableEnvironment.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ class RunnableDevEnvironment extends DevEnvironment {
       this._runner = this._runnerFactory(this)
       return this._runner
     }
-    return createServerModuleRunner(this)
+    this._runner = createServerModuleRunner(this)
+    return this._runner
   }
 }