diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-zebras-collect.md b/.changeset/lemon-zebras-collect.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c4cf395f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-zebras-collect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'houdini': patch
+---
+
+Fix "Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'watchFiles')" error using vite 5.3
diff --git a/packages/houdini/src/vite/houdini.ts b/packages/houdini/src/vite/houdini.ts
index 19d51ba5b..dab196730 100644
--- a/packages/houdini/src/vite/houdini.ts
+++ b/packages/houdini/src/vite/houdini.ts
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ export default function Plugin(opts: PluginConfig = {}): VitePlugin {
 			// bundle up the contextual stuff
 			const ctx: TransformPage = {
 				content: code,
-				watch_file: this.addWatchFile,
+				watch_file: this.addWatchFile.bind(this),
 				config: config,
 				filepath,
 				// @ts-ignore