diff --git a/packages/cli/src/serve/mod.rs b/packages/cli/src/serve/mod.rs
index 38fd05b12..d31168d79 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/serve/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/serve/mod.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ pub async fn serve_all(serve: Serve, dioxus_crate: DioxusCrate) -> Result<()> {
     let mut watcher = Watcher::start(&serve, &dioxus_crate);
     let mut screen = Output::start(&serve).expect("Failed to open terminal logger");
 
+    let is_hot_reload = serve.server_arguments.hot_reload.unwrap_or(true);
+
     loop {
         // Make sure we don't hog the CPU: these loop { select! {} } blocks can starve the executor
         yield_now().await;
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ pub async fn serve_all(serve: Serve, dioxus_crate: DioxusCrate) -> Result<()> {
         // And then wait for any updates before redrawing
         tokio::select! {
             // rebuild the project or hotreload it
-            _ = watcher.wait() => {
+            _ = watcher.wait(), if is_hot_reload => {
                 if !watcher.pending_changes() {
                     continue
                 }