diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
index a8273e21054f..fdef0f4a7275 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import {
 import { NodePackageInstallTask } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/tasks';
 import * as ts from '../third_party/github.com/Microsoft/TypeScript/lib/typescript';
 import { findNode, getDecoratorMetadata } from '../utility/ast-utils';
-import { InsertChange } from '../utility/change';
 import {
   NodeDependencyType,
   addPackageJsonDependency,
@@ -202,13 +201,22 @@ function addServerTransition(
     );
 
     const browserModuleImport = findBrowserModuleImport(host, bootstrapModulePath);
-    const appId = options.appId;
-    const transitionCall = `.withServerTransition({ appId: '${appId}' })`;
-    const position = browserModuleImport.pos + browserModuleImport.getFullText().length;
-    const transitionCallChange = new InsertChange(bootstrapModulePath, position, transitionCall);
-
     const transitionCallRecorder = host.beginUpdate(bootstrapModulePath);
-    transitionCallRecorder.insertLeft(transitionCallChange.pos, transitionCallChange.toAdd);
+    const position = browserModuleImport.pos + browserModuleImport.getFullWidth();
+    const browserModuleFullImport = browserModuleImport.parent;
+
+    if (browserModuleFullImport.getText() === 'BrowserModule.withServerTransition') {
+      // Remove any existing withServerTransition as otherwise we might have incorrect configuration.
+      transitionCallRecorder.remove(
+        position,
+        browserModuleFullImport.parent.getFullWidth() - browserModuleImport.getFullWidth(),
+      );
+    }
+
+    transitionCallRecorder.insertLeft(
+      position,
+      `.withServerTransition({ appId: '${options.appId}' })`,
+    );
     host.commitUpdate(transitionCallRecorder);
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
index df207cfcb607..ff84b3bb584e 100644
--- a/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/schematics/angular/universal/index_spec.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,39 @@ describe('Universal Schematic', () => {
     expect(contents).toMatch(/BrowserModule\.withServerTransition\({ appId: 'serverApp' }\)/);
   });
 
+  it('should replace existing `withServerTransition` in BrowserModule import', async () => {
+    const filePath = '/projects/bar/src/app/app.module.ts';
+    appTree.overwrite(
+      filePath,
+      `
+      import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+      import { BrowserModule } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+      import { AppRoutingModule } from './app-routing.module';
+      import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
+
+      @NgModule({
+        declarations: [
+          AppComponent
+        ],
+        imports: [
+          BrowserModule.withServerTransition({ appId: 'foo' }),
+          AppRoutingModule
+        ],
+        providers: [],
+        bootstrap: [AppComponent]
+      })
+      export class AppModule { }
+    `,
+    );
+    const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('universal', defaultOptions, appTree);
+    const contents = tree.readContent(filePath);
+    console.log(contents);
+
+    expect(contents).toContain(`BrowserModule.withServerTransition({ appId: 'serverApp' }),`);
+    expect(contents).not.toContain(`withServerTransition({ appId: 'foo' })`);
+  });
+
   it('should wrap the bootstrap call in a DOMContentLoaded event handler', async () => {
     const tree = await schematicRunner.runSchematic('universal', defaultOptions, appTree);
     const filePath = '/projects/bar/src/main.ts';