diff --git a/apps/studio/vite.config.ts b/apps/studio/vite.config.ts
index 79acb8a7b36..0ddb1e5f2ca 100644
--- a/apps/studio/vite.config.ts
+++ b/apps/studio/vite.config.ts
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ function isKnownCycle(scc: string[]): boolean {
 function assertNoChunkCycles(): Plugin {
   return {
     name: 'studio-assert-no-chunk-cycles',
+    apply: 'build',
     generateBundle(_options, bundle) {
       const graph: Record<string, Set<string>> = {}
       for (const [name, asset] of Object.entries(bundle)) {
@@ -331,7 +332,6 @@ function assertNoChunkCycles(): Plugin {
         summary
       this.error(msg)
     },
-    apply: 'build',
   }
 }