diff --git a/packages/cli/src/run.js b/packages/cli/src/run.js
index e6847c5732..9d4979d43c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/run.js
+++ b/packages/cli/src/run.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export default async function run (_argv, hooks = {}) {
   let cmd = await getCommand(argv[0])
 
   // Matching `nuxt` or `nuxt [dir]` or `nuxt -*` for `nuxt dev` shortcut
-  if (!cmd && (!argv[0] || argv[0][0] === '-' || fs.existsSync(argv[0]))) {
+  if (!cmd && (!argv[0] || argv[0][0] === '-' || (argv[0] !== 'static' && fs.existsSync(argv[0])))) {
     argv.unshift('dev')
     cmd = await getCommand('dev')
   }