diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/compat.ts b/packages/nitro/src/compat.ts
index b5d7cb3aef..da26023eae 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/compat.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/compat.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default function nuxt2CompatModule () {
 
   // Create contexts
   const nitroContext = getNitroContext(nuxt.options, nuxt.options.nitro || {})
-  const nitroDevContext = getNitroContext(nuxt.options, { preset: 'local' })
+  const nitroDevContext = getNitroContext(nuxt.options, { preset: 'dev' })
 
   // Connect hooks
   nuxt.addHooks(nitroContext.nuxtHooks)
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/presets/local.ts b/packages/nitro/src/presets/dev.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from packages/nitro/src/presets/local.ts
rename to packages/nitro/src/presets/dev.ts
index 4afa6372a2..151e6e56b5 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/presets/local.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/presets/dev.ts
@@ -2,15 +2,13 @@ import { extendPreset } from '../utils'
 import { NitroPreset } from '../context'
 import { node } from './node'
 
-export const local: NitroPreset = extendPreset(node, {
-  entry: '{{ _internal.runtimeDir }}/entries/local',
+export const dev: NitroPreset = extendPreset(node, {
+  entry: '{{ _internal.runtimeDir }}/entries/dev',
   output: {
     serverDir: '{{ _nuxt.buildDir }}/nitro'
   },
   minify: false,
-  externals: {
-    trace: false
-  },
+  externals: { trace: false },
   inlineChunks: true,
   timing: false,
   sourceMap: true
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/presets/index.ts b/packages/nitro/src/presets/index.ts
index 8f771fdc93..35b743eb4e 100644
--- a/packages/nitro/src/presets/index.ts
+++ b/packages/nitro/src/presets/index.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export * from './firebase'
 export * from './lambda'
 export * from './netlify'
 export * from './node'
-export * from './local'
+export * from './dev'
 export * from './server'
 export * from './cli'
 export * from './vercel'
diff --git a/packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/local.ts b/packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/dev.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/local.ts
rename to packages/nitro/src/runtime/entries/dev.ts