diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/cli/mod.rs b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/cli/mod.rs
index a5e7cd9b2a337..183c30e1b862d 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -1106,41 +1106,44 @@ pub async fn run(
     };
 
     // Set some run flags if we have the data and are executing a Run
-    if let Command::Run {
-        run_args: _,
-        execution_args,
-    } = &mut command
-    {
-        // Don't overwrite the flag if it's already been set for whatever reason
-        execution_args.single_package = execution_args.single_package
-            || repo_state
-                .as_ref()
-                .map(|repo_state| matches!(repo_state.mode, RepoMode::SinglePackage))
-                .unwrap_or(false);
-        // If this is a run command, and we know the actual invocation path, set the
-        // inference root, as long as the user hasn't overridden the cwd
-        if cli_args.cwd.is_none() {
-            if let Ok(invocation_dir) = env::var(INVOCATION_DIR_ENV_VAR) {
-                // TODO: this calculation can probably be wrapped into the path library
-                // and made a little more robust or clear
-                let invocation_path = Utf8Path::new(&invocation_dir);
-
-                // If repo state doesn't exist, we're either local turbo running at the root
-                // (cwd), or inference failed.
-                // If repo state does exist, we're global turbo, and want to calculate
-                // package inference based on the repo root
-                let this_dir = AbsoluteSystemPathBuf::cwd()?;
-                let repo_root = repo_state.as_ref().map_or(&this_dir, |r| &r.root);
-                if let Ok(relative_path) = invocation_path.strip_prefix(repo_root) {
-                    if !relative_path.as_str().is_empty() {
-                        debug!("pkg_inference_root set to \"{}\"", relative_path);
-                        execution_args.pkg_inference_root = Some(relative_path.to_string());
+    match &mut command {
+        Command::Run {
+            run_args: _,
+            execution_args,
+        }
+        | Command::Watch(execution_args) => {
+            // Don't overwrite the flag if it's already been set for whatever reason
+            execution_args.single_package = execution_args.single_package
+                || repo_state
+                    .as_ref()
+                    .map(|repo_state| matches!(repo_state.mode, RepoMode::SinglePackage))
+                    .unwrap_or(false);
+            // If this is a run command, and we know the actual invocation path, set the
+            // inference root, as long as the user hasn't overridden the cwd
+            if cli_args.cwd.is_none() {
+                if let Ok(invocation_dir) = env::var(INVOCATION_DIR_ENV_VAR) {
+                    // TODO: this calculation can probably be wrapped into the path library
+                    // and made a little more robust or clear
+                    let invocation_path = Utf8Path::new(&invocation_dir);
+
+                    // If repo state doesn't exist, we're either local turbo running at the root
+                    // (cwd), or inference failed.
+                    // If repo state does exist, we're global turbo, and want to calculate
+                    // package inference based on the repo root
+                    let this_dir = AbsoluteSystemPathBuf::cwd()?;
+                    let repo_root = repo_state.as_ref().map_or(&this_dir, |r| &r.root);
+                    if let Ok(relative_path) = invocation_path.strip_prefix(repo_root) {
+                        if !relative_path.as_str().is_empty() {
+                            debug!("pkg_inference_root set to \"{}\"", relative_path);
+                            execution_args.pkg_inference_root = Some(relative_path.to_string());
+                        }
                     }
+                } else {
+                    debug!("{} not set", INVOCATION_DIR_ENV_VAR);
                 }
-            } else {
-                debug!("{} not set", INVOCATION_DIR_ENV_VAR);
             }
         }
+        _ => {}
     }
 
     // TODO: make better use of RepoState, here and below. We've already inferred