diff --git a/libs/native-federation/src/utils/angular-esbuild-adapter.ts b/libs/native-federation/src/utils/angular-esbuild-adapter.ts
index c87a26a1..2f6cba0b 100644
--- a/libs/native-federation/src/utils/angular-esbuild-adapter.ts
+++ b/libs/native-federation/src/utils/angular-esbuild-adapter.ts
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ async function runEsbuild(
       commonjsPlugin(),
     ],
     define: {
-      ...(!dev ? { ngDevMode: 'false' } : {}),
+      ngDevMode: dev ? 'true' : 'false',
       ngJitMode: 'false',
     },
     ...(builderOptions.loader ? { loader: builderOptions.loader } : {}),