diff --git a/lib/dev.js b/lib/dev.js
index f4023a6..7f15bb3 100644
--- a/lib/dev.js
+++ b/lib/dev.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
 const path = require('path')
 const webpack = require('webpack')
 const serve = require('webpack-serve')
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@ module.exports = async (opts) => {
     path.join(opts.dirname, 'node_modules')
   )
 
+  const whcAlias = config.resolve.alias['webpack-hot-client/client']
+  if (!fs.existsSync(whcAlias)) {
+    const whcPath = 'node_modules/webpack-hot-client/client'
+    config.resolve.alias['webpack-hot-client/client'] = path.join(process.cwd(), whcPath)
+  }
+
   config.plugins.push(
     new webpack.DefinePlugin({
       DEV: JSON.stringify(true),