diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index c9fcc9d2e6..fe56ac0704 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -425,11 +425,7 @@ function webpackWatchAndUpdate () {
     if (err) throw err
     const bundleExists = serverFS.existsSync(bundlePath)
     const manifestExists = clientFS.existsSync(manifestPath)
-    if (!bundleExists) {
-      debug('Waiting for server bundle...')
-    } else if (!manifestExists) {
-      debug('Waiting for client manifest...')
-    } else {
+    if (bundleExists && manifestExists) {
       const bundle = serverFS.readFileSync(bundlePath, 'utf8')
       const manifest = clientFS.readFileSync(manifestPath, 'utf8')
       createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), JSON.parse(manifest))
@@ -463,11 +459,13 @@ function webpackRunServer () {
       const bundlePath = join(serverConfig.output.path, 'server-bundle.json')
       const manifestPath = join(serverConfig.output.path, 'client-manifest.json')
       readFile(bundlePath, 'utf8')
-      .then(bundle => readFile(manifestPath, 'utf8')
+      .then(bundle => {
+        readFile(manifestPath, 'utf8')
         .then(manifest => {
           createRenderer.call(this, JSON.parse(bundle), JSON.parse(manifest))
           resolve()
-        }))
+        })
+      })
     })
   })
 }
@@ -485,8 +483,10 @@ function createRenderer (bundle, manifest) {
   this.renderer = createBundleRenderer(bundle, Object.assign({
     cache: cacheConfig,
     clientManifest: manifest,
-    runInNewContext: false
-  }, this.options.ssr))
+    runInNewContext: false,
+    inject: false,
+    baseDir: this.options.dir
+  }, this.options.build.ssr))
   this.renderToString = pify(this.renderer.renderToString)
   this.renderToStream = this.renderer.renderToStream
 }