diff --git a/packages/vite/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts b/packages/vite/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
index b5322270c0b5c..7338886c6fbea 100644
--- a/packages/vite/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
+++ b/packages/vite/src/generators/configuration/configuration.ts
@@ -40,12 +40,6 @@ export async function viteConfigurationGeneratorInternal(
 ) {
   const tasks: GeneratorCallback[] = [];
 
-  const nxJson = readNxJson(tree);
-  const addPluginDefault =
-    process.env.NX_ADD_PLUGINS !== 'false' &&
-    nxJson.useInferencePlugins !== false;
-  schema.addPlugin ??= addPluginDefault;
-
   const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, schema.project);
   const { targets, root: projectRoot } = projectConfig;
 
@@ -77,6 +71,12 @@ export async function viteConfigurationGeneratorInternal(
   tasks.push(initTask);
   tasks.push(ensureDependencies(tree, schema));
 
+  const nxJson = readNxJson(tree);
+  const addPluginDefault =
+    process.env.NX_ADD_PLUGINS !== 'false' &&
+    nxJson.useInferencePlugins !== false;
+  schema.addPlugin ??= addPluginDefault;
+
   const hasPlugin = nxJson.plugins?.some((p) =>
     typeof p === 'string'
       ? p === '@nx/vite/plugin'