diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts
index 3da93b6271..52278f4df5 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-mf/lib/setup-serve-target.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ export function setupServeTarget(host: Tree, options: Schema) {
   if (options.mfType === 'remote') {
     appConfig.targets['serve-static'] = {
       executor: '@nx/web:file-server',
-      defaultConfiguration: 'development',
+      defaultConfiguration: 'production',
       options: {
         buildTarget: `${options.appName}:build`,
         port: options.port,
diff --git a/packages/react/src/rules/update-module-federation-project.ts b/packages/react/src/rules/update-module-federation-project.ts
index 0854f7eeb0..31ba554197 100644
--- a/packages/react/src/rules/update-module-federation-project.ts
+++ b/packages/react/src/rules/update-module-federation-project.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export function updateModuleFederationProject(
   // `serve-static` for remotes that don't need to be in development mode
   projectConfig.targets['serve-static'] = {
     executor: '@nx/web:file-server',
-    defaultConfiguration: 'development',
+    defaultConfiguration: 'production',
     options: {
       buildTarget: `${options.projectName}:build`,
       port: options.devServerPort,