diff --git a/infrastructure/aws/production/ecs-task-definition-web.json b/infrastructure/aws/production/ecs-task-definition-web.json
index 5378fa943f63..5b6019c2f35d 100644
--- a/infrastructure/aws/production/ecs-task-definition-web.json
+++ b/infrastructure/aws/production/ecs-task-definition-web.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     "containerDefinitions": [
         {
             "name": "flagsmith-api",
+            "command": [
+                "serve"
+            ],
             "cpu": 0,
             "portMappings": [
                 {
diff --git a/infrastructure/aws/staging/ecs-task-definition-web.json b/infrastructure/aws/staging/ecs-task-definition-web.json
index 7da79bc484a9..a524ebc4baa8 100644
--- a/infrastructure/aws/staging/ecs-task-definition-web.json
+++ b/infrastructure/aws/staging/ecs-task-definition-web.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     "containerDefinitions": [
         {
             "name": "flagsmith-api",
+            "command": [
+                "serve"
+            ],
             "cpu": 0,
             "portMappings": [
                 {