diff --git a/api-server/development-entry.js b/api-server/development-entry.js
index a71da1f4b5..57f97b0a5a 100644
--- a/api-server/development-entry.js
+++ b/api-server/development-entry.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
+const path = require('path');
 const nodemon = require('nodemon');
 
 nodemon({
   ext: 'js json',
   // --silent squashes an ELIFECYCLE error when the server exits
   exec: 'DEBUG=fcc* npm run --silent babel-dev-server',
-  watch: './server',
+  watch: path.resolve(__dirname, './server'),
   spawn: true
 });