diff --git a/docs/live-reloading-and-sass-compilation.rst b/docs/live-reloading-and-sass-compilation.rst
index 7f978ede5..a456b81af 100644
--- a/docs/live-reloading-and-sass-compilation.rst
+++ b/docs/live-reloading-and-sass-compilation.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If you don't already have it, install `compass` (doesn't hurt if you run this co
 
 Now you just need::
 
-    $ grunt serve
+    $ npm run dev
 
 The base app will now run as it would with the usual ``manage.py runserver`` but with live reloading and Sass compilation enabled.
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
index 12f2f20d3..acaae12ab 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
@@ -52,5 +52,13 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=0.8.0"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    {% if cookiecutter.js_task_runner == 'Grunt' %}
+    "dev": "grunt serve"
+    {% elif cookiecutter.js_task_runner == 'Gulp' %}
+    "dev": "gulp"
+    {% endif %}
+
   }
 }