diff --git a/tap/deno.json b/tap/deno.json
index 180ff988..b1f08c1d 100644
--- a/tap/deno.json
+++ b/tap/deno.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "tasks": {
-    "dev": "deno run --env-file=.env -A --watch src/main.ts"
+    "dev": "deno run --env-file=.env -A --watch src/main.ts",
+    "start": "deno run --env-file=.env -A src/main.ts"
   },
   "imports": {
     "@atproto/tap": "npm:@atproto/tap@^0.1.3",