diff --git a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
index 8e4648038..712c4de7f 100644
--- a/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/v3/UNRELEASED_CHANGELOG.md
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ After processing, the content will be moved to the main changelog and this file
 <!-- Changes in existing functionality -->
 
 ## Fixed
+- Fix default `config.yml` would run `wails3 dev` with a production build by @mbaklor
 <!-- Bug fixes -->
 
 ## Deprecated
diff --git a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/config.yml b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/config.yml
index 7624461fd..2912d16d6 100644
--- a/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/config.yml
+++ b/v3/internal/commands/build_assets/config.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ dev_mode:
       - "*.ts" # The frontend directory will be excluded entirely by the setting above.
     git_ignore: true
   executes:
-    - cmd: wails3 task build
+    - cmd: wails3 build DEV=true
       type: blocking
     - cmd: wails3 task common:dev:frontend
       type: background