diff --git a/addon/ng2/models/webpack-build-development.ts b/addon/ng2/models/webpack-build-development.ts
index 50c5d9a55efc..5a5c9fdf0e2e 100644
--- a/addon/ng2/models/webpack-build-development.ts
+++ b/addon/ng2/models/webpack-build-development.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ export const getWebpackDevConfigPartial = function(projectRoot: string, appConfi
       module: false,
       clearImmediate: false,
       setImmediate: false
-    }
+    },
+    devServer: {
+      watchOptions: {
+        aggregateTimeout: 300,
+        poll: 1000,
+      }
+    },
   };
 };