diff --git a/astro.config.mjs b/astro.config.mjs
index 8d4c568..db7cbf2 100644
--- a/astro.config.mjs
+++ b/astro.config.mjs
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ export default defineConfig({
 			watch: {
 				// Ignore some paths
 				ignored: [],
-				// support WSL strange things
-				usePolling: !!process.env.WSL_DISTRO_NAME
+				// support polling and WSL
+				usePolling: !!(process.env.USE_POLLING ?? process.env.WSL_DISTRO_NAME)
 			}
 		}
 	},