diff --git a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/src/configs/webpack/config.js b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/src/configs/webpack/config.js
index ace8dee897..e8f8e177dd 100644
--- a/packages/pwa-kit-dev/src/configs/webpack/config.js
+++ b/packages/pwa-kit-dev/src/configs/webpack/config.js
@@ -354,7 +354,11 @@ const renderer =
                 devtool: mode === development ? 'eval-source-map' : false,
                 output: {
                     path: buildDir,
-                    filename: 'server-renderer.js',
+
+                    // We want to split the build on local development to reduce memory usage.
+                    // It is required to have a single entry point for the remote server.
+                    // See pwa-kit-runtime/ssr/server/build-remote-server.js render method.
+                    filename: mode === development ? '[name].js' : 'server-renderer.js',
                     libraryTarget: 'commonjs2'
                 },
                 plugins: [