diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index 527c76d39..99bc40f28 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 image:
   file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
+
+tasks:
+  - init: yarn
+    command: yarn start