diff --git a/apps/desktop/package.json b/apps/desktop/package.json
index 4cd828a1bc..69e765bd59 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/package.json
+++ b/apps/desktop/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "start-no-dir": "cross-env TRILIUM_PORT=37743 tsx ../../scripts/electron-start.mts src/main.ts",
     "build": "tsx scripts/build.ts",
     "start-prod": "pnpm build && cross-env TRILIUM_DATA_DIR=data TRILIUM_PORT=37841 ELECTRON_IS_DEV=0 electron dist",
+    "start-prod-no-dir": "pnpm build && cross-env TRILIUM_PORT=37841 ELECTRON_IS_DEV=0 electron dist",
     "electron-forge:make": "pnpm build && electron-forge make dist",
     "electron-forge:make-flatpak": "pnpm build && DEBUG=* electron-forge make dist --targets=@electron-forge/maker-flatpak",
     "electron-forge:package": "pnpm build && electron-forge package dist",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3663bb16eb..0d0cf47858 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "desktop:start": "pnpm run --filter desktop dev",
     "desktop:build": "pnpm run --filter desktop build",
     "desktop:start-prod": "pnpm run --filter desktop start-prod",
+    "desktop:start-prod-no-dir": "pnpm run --filter desktop start-prod-no-dir",
     "edit-docs:edit-docs": "pnpm run --filter edit-docs edit-docs",
     "edit-docs:build": "pnpm run --filter edit-docs build",
     "website:start": "pnpm run --filter website dev",