diff --git a/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts b/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts
index ddcef53d5..da9c10f5b 100644
--- a/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts
+++ b/api/src/cli/commands/start.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ import { PM2_PATH } from '@app/consts';
 import { cliLogger } from '@app/core/log';
 import { API_VERSION } from '@app/environment';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import { join } from 'node:path';
 /**
  * Start a new API process.
  */
 export const start = async () => {
-    cliLogger.info('Starting unraid-api@v%s', API_VERSION);
+    cliLogger.info('Starting unraid-api with command', `${PM2_PATH} start ${join(import.meta.dirname, 'ecosystem.config.json')} --update-env`);
 
-    execSync(`${PM2_PATH} start ecosystem.config.json --update-env`, { env: process.env, stdio: 'inherit' });
+    execSync(`${PM2_PATH} start ${join(import.meta.dirname, '../../', 'ecosystem.config.json')} --update-env`, {
+        env: process.env,
+        stdio: 'inherit',
+    });
     // Start API
 };