diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/ngmodule/base/__serverFileName__ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/ngmodule/base/__serverFileName__
index 23c5cc1f58b4d..5373ef943b2b3 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/ngmodule/base/__serverFileName__
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/ngmodule/base/__serverFileName__
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {<%= rootModuleClassName %>} from './src/<%= main.slice(0, -3) %>';
 // The Express app is exported so that it can be used by serverless Functions.
 export function app(): express.Express {
   const server = express();
-  const distFolder = join(process.cwd(), 'dist/apps/<%= project %>/browser');
+  const distFolder = join(process.cwd(), '<%= browserBundleOutputPath %>');
   const indexHtml = existsSync(join(distFolder, 'index.original.html')) ? 'index.original.html' : 'index';
 
   // Our Universal express-engine (found @ https://github.com/angular/universal/tree/main/modules/express-engine)
@@ -57,4 +57,4 @@ if (moduleFilename === __filename || moduleFilename.includes('iisnode')) {
   run();
 }
 
-export * from './src/<%= main.slice(0, -3) %>';
\ No newline at end of file
+export * from './src/<%= main.slice(0, -3) %>';
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/standalone/__serverFileName__ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/standalone/__serverFileName__
index df1c71ff63f8c..c57814dc6c128 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/standalone/__serverFileName__
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/files/standalone/__serverFileName__
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import bootstrap from './src/<%= main.slice(0, -3) %>';
 // The Express app is exported so that it can be used by serverless Functions.
 export function app(): express.Express {
   const server = express();
-  const distFolder = join(process.cwd(), 'dist/apps/<%= project %>/browser');
+  const distFolder = join(process.cwd(), '<%= browserBundleOutputPath %>');
   const indexHtml = existsSync(join(distFolder, 'index.original.html')) ? 'index.original.html' : 'index';
 
   // Our Universal express-engine (found @ https://github.com/angular/universal/tree/main/modules/express-engine)
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/generate-files.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/generate-files.ts
index 33f0492c0233e..f604094a89859 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/generate-files.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/generate-files.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ import { getInstalledAngularVersionInfo } from '../../utils/version-utils';
 import type { Schema } from '../schema';
 
 export function generateSSRFiles(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
-  const projectRoot = readProjectConfiguration(tree, schema.project).root;
+  const projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, schema.project);
+  const projectRoot = projectConfig.root;
+  const browserBundleOutputPath =
+    projectConfig.targets.build.options.outputPath;
 
   const pathToFiles = joinPathFragments(__dirname, '..', 'files');
 
@@ -23,14 +26,16 @@ export function generateSSRFiles(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
       tree,
       joinPathFragments(pathToFiles, 'standalone'),
       projectRoot,
-      { ...schema, tpl: '' }
+
+      { ...schema, browserBundleOutputPath, tpl: '' }
     );
   } else {
     generateFiles(
       tree,
       joinPathFragments(pathToFiles, 'ngmodule', 'base'),
       projectRoot,
-      { ...schema, tpl: '' }
+
+      { ...schema, browserBundleOutputPath, tpl: '' }
     );
 
     const { major: angularMajorVersion, version: angularVersion } =
@@ -41,7 +46,8 @@ export function generateSSRFiles(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
         tree,
         joinPathFragments(pathToFiles, 'ngmodule', 'v14'),
         projectRoot,
-        { ...schema, tpl: '' }
+
+        { ...schema, browserBundleOutputPath, tpl: '' }
       );
     }
     if (lt(angularVersion, '15.2.0')) {
@@ -49,7 +55,8 @@ export function generateSSRFiles(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
         tree,
         joinPathFragments(pathToFiles, 'ngmodule', 'pre-v15-2'),
         projectRoot,
-        { ...schema, tpl: '' }
+
+        { ...schema, browserBundleOutputPath, tpl: '' }
       );
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/update-project-config.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/update-project-config.ts
index 84c263df2dcff..5d4d2f00d1df5 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/update-project-config.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/lib/update-project-config.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ import type { Schema } from '../schema';
 export function updateProjectConfig(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   let projectConfig = readProjectConfiguration(tree, schema.project);
   const buildTarget = projectConfig.targets.build;
-
-  buildTarget.options.outputPath = `dist/apps/${schema.project}/browser`;
+  const baseOutputPath = buildTarget.options.outputPath;
+  buildTarget.options.outputPath = joinPathFragments(baseOutputPath, 'browser');
 
   const buildConfigurations = projectConfig.targets.build.configurations;
   const configurations: Record<string, {}> = {};
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export function updateProjectConfig(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
     dependsOn: ['build'],
     executor: '@angular-devkit/build-angular:server',
     options: {
-      outputPath: `dist/${projectConfig.root}/server`,
+      outputPath: joinPathFragments(baseOutputPath, 'server'),
       main: joinPathFragments(projectConfig.root, schema.serverFileName),
       tsConfig: joinPathFragments(projectConfig.root, 'tsconfig.server.json'),
       ...(buildTarget.options ? getServerOptions(buildTarget.options) : {}),
diff --git a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts
index 6e8eecef3300a..49e7242f22f62 100644
--- a/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/src/generators/setup-ssr/setup-ssr.ts
@@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ export async function setupSsr(tree: Tree, schema: Schema) {
   validateOptions(tree, schema);
   const options = normalizeOptions(tree, schema);
 
+  updateProjectConfig(tree, options);
   generateSSRFiles(tree, options);
 
   if (!options.standalone) {
     updateAppModule(tree, options);
   }
 
-  updateProjectConfig(tree, options);
-
   const pkgVersions = versions(tree);
 
   addDependenciesToPackageJson(