diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts
index 2667ba272a5f..fee2594781f7 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/cli.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ cli
 
 cli
   .command('[...filters]')
-  .action(watch)
+  .action((filters, options) => start('test', filters, options))
 
 cli.parse()