diff --git a/packages/nodes-base/package.json b/packages/nodes-base/package.json
index 669dc6c7af..1f4300f7d2 100644
--- a/packages/nodes-base/package.json
+++ b/packages/nodes-base/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "format": "prettier --write . --ignore-path ../../.prettierignore",
     "lint": "eslint --quiet nodes credentials",
     "lintfix": "eslint nodes credentials --fix",
-    "watch": "tsc-watch --onSuccess \"pnpm n8n-generate-ui-types\"",
+    "watch": "tsc-watch -p tsconfig.build.json --onSuccess \"pnpm n8n-generate-ui-types\"",
     "test": "jest"
   },
   "files": [