diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1922d7a..b28bfe3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     "generate-doc": "./node_modules/apidoc/bin/apidoc -i app/ -o public",
     "test-local": "NODE_ENV=test ./node_modules/mocha/bin/mocha test/*",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test ./node_modules/istanbul/lib/cli.js cover ./node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha -- -R spec test/*",
-    "start": "app.js",
+    "start": "node app.js",
     "stop": "pkill -SIGINT CloudBudget"
   },
   "license": "MIT"