diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c86488c2f3adcfe618089d45142fdb3b43836fe7..9921aad778b3eb3650230eae65903c310c332fc9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
     "test-e2e:peer1": "testcafe firefox:headless __e2e_tests__/peer1.e2e.js",
     "test-e2e:peer2": "testcafe firefox:headless __e2e_tests__/peer2.e2e.js",
     "test-e2e": "run-p test-e2e:*",
-    "test-e2e-start": "run-p -r start test-e2e",
+    "test-e2e-start": "run-s start-bg test-e2e",
+    "start-bg": "npm run start &",
     "lint": "jshint .",
     "validate": "npm ls"
   },