diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index b3fa69e..9d8ba4e 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
   "type": "commonjs",
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
-    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
+    "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1",
+    "dev": "tsc && node ./built/index.js"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "connect-sqlite3": "^0.9.16",