diff --git a/cli/package.json b/cli/package.json
index 99ca6ec4..44d01591 100644
--- a/cli/package.json
+++ b/cli/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "firetable",
   "alias": "firetable-cli",
-  "version": "1.0.1",
+  "version": "1.0.2",
   "description": "CLI tool to simplify firetable deployment processes",
   "repository": "https://github.com/AntlerVC/firetable",
   "author": "Shams Mosowi",
diff --git a/cli/src/lib/terminal.js b/cli/src/lib/terminal.js
index 64786947..7cb3dee3 100644
--- a/cli/src/lib/terminal.js
+++ b/cli/src/lib/terminal.js
@@ -111,7 +111,11 @@ module.exports.deployToFirebaseHosting = (projectId) =>
 
 module.exports.startFiretableLocally = (dir = "firetable/www") =>
   new Promise((resolve) => {
-    const child = spawn("npm", ["run", "serve"], { cwd: dir });
+    const child = spawn(
+      /^win/.test(process.platform) ? "npm.cmd" : "npm",
+      ["run", "serve"],
+      { cwd: dir }
+    );
     child.stdout.on("data", (data) => {
       const msg = data.toString();
       const portRegex = /^INFO: Accepting connections at (http:\/\/[\w\.]+:\d+)/;