diff --git a/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel b/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel
index 036f3d7f4d..6c0458f8ff 100644
--- a/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/angular/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -207,9 +207,13 @@ history_server(
     # given folder this will result in the following auto-configuration:
     #   /example => src/prodapp/example
     #   /        => src/prodapp
+        args = [
+        "--port",
+        "4200",
+    ],
     templated_args = [
         "-a",
-        "src/prodapp",
+        "$(rlocation examples_angular/src/prodapp)",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/examples/angular_view_engine/src/BUILD.bazel b/examples/angular_view_engine/src/BUILD.bazel
index 853fac517b..e5748bd848 100644
--- a/examples/angular_view_engine/src/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/examples/angular_view_engine/src/BUILD.bazel
@@ -217,6 +217,6 @@ history_server(
     #   /        => src/prodapp
     templated_args = [
         "-a",
-        "src/prodapp",
+        "$(rlocation examples_angular/src/prodapp)",
     ],
 )