diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js b/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js
index 9f6736bec0..04bce1752e 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/base.config.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const TimeFixPlugin = require('time-fix-plugin')
 const WarnFixPlugin = require('./plugins/warnfix')
 const ProgressPlugin = require('./plugins/progress')
+const FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin = require('@nuxtjs/friendly-errors-webpack-plugin')
 
 const webpack = require('webpack')
 const { cloneDeep } = require('lodash')
@@ -144,6 +145,15 @@ module.exports = function webpackBaseConfig({ name, isServer }) {
   // Hide warnings about plugins without a default export (#1179)
   config.plugins.push(new WarnFixPlugin())
 
+  const shouldClearConsole =
+    this.options.build.stats !== false &&
+    this.options.build.stats !== 'errors-only'
+
+  // Add friendly error plugin
+  config.plugins.push(
+    new FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin({ clearConsole: shouldClearConsole })
+  )
+
   // Clone deep avoid leaking config between Client and Server
   return cloneDeep(config)
 }
diff --git a/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js b/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js
index 442f1a5d35..c61d88bd3a 100644
--- a/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js
+++ b/lib/builder/webpack/client.config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ const webpack = require('webpack')
 // const VueSSRClientPlugin = require('vue-server-renderer/client-plugin')
 const VueSSRClientPlugin = require('./plugins/vue/client')
 const HTMLPlugin = require('html-webpack-plugin')
-const FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin = require('@nuxtjs/friendly-errors-webpack-plugin')
 const StylishPlugin = require('webpack-stylish')
 const { BundleAnalyzerPlugin } = require('webpack-bundle-analyzer')
 const { resolve } = require('path')
@@ -76,15 +75,6 @@ module.exports = function webpackClientConfig() {
     )
   )
 
-  const shouldClearConsole =
-    this.options.build.stats !== false &&
-    this.options.build.stats !== 'errors-only'
-
-  // Add friendly error plugin
-  config.plugins.push(
-    new FriendlyErrorsWebpackPlugin({ clearConsole: shouldClearConsole })
-  )
-
   // Optimization
   config.optimization.splitChunks = {
     chunks: 'all',