diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start
index 9c0b43d1f..660eda34c 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/start
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -o nounset
 
 python manage.py migrate
 {%- if cookiecutter.use_async == 'y' %}
-/usr/local/bin/gunicorn config.asgi --bind 0.0.0.0:8000 --chdir=/app -k uvicorn.workers.UvicornWorker --reload
+uvicorn config.asgi:application --host 0.0.0.0 --reload
 {%- else %}
 python manage.py runserver_plus 0.0.0.0:8000
 {% endif %}