diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/payload.client.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/payload.client.ts
index f418f48ad01..fb9d4c3ad03 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/payload.client.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/app/plugins/payload.client.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { defineNuxtPlugin, loadPayload, addRouteMiddleware, isPrerendered } from
 
 export default defineNuxtPlugin((nuxtApp) => {
   // Only enable behavior if initial page is prerendered
-  // TOOD: Support hybrid
+  // TOOD: Support hybrid and dev
   if (!isPrerendered()) {
     return
   }
diff --git a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
index 419650e227c..d5cb7da8c7a 100644
--- a/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
+++ b/packages/nuxt/src/core/nuxt.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,9 @@ async function initNuxt (nuxt: Nuxt) {
   })
 
   // Add prerender payload support
-  addPlugin(resolve(nuxt.options.appDir, 'plugins/payload.client'))
+  if (!nuxt.options.dev) {
+    addPlugin(resolve(nuxt.options.appDir, 'plugins/payload.client'))
+  }
 
   // Track components used to render for webpack
   if (nuxt.options.builder === '@nuxt/webpack-builder') {