diff --git a/dev/start-api b/dev/start-api
index bdfa58eca66..a8bf0ad1ec5 100755
--- a/dev/start-api
+++ b/dev/start-api
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR/../api"
 uv run flask db upgrade
 
 uv run \
-  flask run --host 0.0.0.0 --port=5001 --debug
+  dotenv -f .env run --no-override -- python -m app