diff --git a/web/vite.config.ts b/web/vite.config.ts
index b44d1c0078..6a2f34cf55 100644
--- a/web/vite.config.ts
+++ b/web/vite.config.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import tailwindcss from '@tailwindcss/vite';
 import { svelteTesting } from '@testing-library/svelte/vite';
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { visualizer } from 'rollup-plugin-visualizer';
-import { defineConfig, type UserConfig } from 'vite';
+import { defineConfig, type ProxyOptions, type UserConfig } from 'vite';
 
 const upstream = {
   target: process.env.IMMICH_SERVER_URL || 'http://immich-server:2283/',
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ const upstream = {
   ws: true,
 };
 
+const proxy: Record<string, string | ProxyOptions> = {
+  '/api': upstream,
+  '/.well-known/immich': upstream,
+  '/custom.css': upstream,
+};
+
 export default defineConfig({
   build: {
     target: 'es2022',
@@ -28,13 +34,12 @@ export default defineConfig({
   },
   server: {
     // connect to a remote backend during web-only development
-    proxy: {
-      '/api': upstream,
-      '/.well-known/immich': upstream,
-      '/custom.css': upstream,
-    },
+    proxy,
     allowedHosts: true,
   },
+  preview: {
+    proxy,
+  },
   plugins: [
     enhancedImages(),
     tailwindcss(),