diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/dev/restart.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/dev/restart.ts
index 235454cb5a..ee0ba995c4 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/dev/restart.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/dev/restart.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ function shouldRestartContainer(
 		const settingsPath = vite.normalizePath(
 			fileURLToPath(new URL('settings.json', settings.dotAstroDir)),
 		);
-		if (settingsPath.match(normalizedChangedFile)) {
+		if (settingsPath.endsWith(normalizedChangedFile)) {
 			shouldRestart = settings.preferences.ignoreNextPreferenceReload ? false : true;
 
 			settings.preferences.ignoreNextPreferenceReload = false;