diff --git a/lib/core/nuxt.js b/lib/core/nuxt.js
index 25f8ac8923..c70bf4485d 100644
--- a/lib/core/nuxt.js
+++ b/lib/core/nuxt.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export default class Nuxt {
   }
 
   listen(port = 3000, host = 'localhost') {
-    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    return this.ready().then(() => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const server = this.renderer.app.listen(
         { port, host, exclusive: false },
         err => {
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export default class Nuxt {
 
       // Add server.destroy(cb) method
       enableDestroy(server)
-    })
+    }))
   }
 
   resolveAlias(_path) {