diff --git a/tools/start.js b/tools/start.js
index f96d6271fd1..003b01f5575 100644
--- a/tools/start.js
+++ b/tools/start.js
@@ -4,13 +4,11 @@ const spawn = require('child_process').spawn
 process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development'
 const options = {
   env: process.env,
+  stdio: 'inherit',
   shell: true
 }
 const electron = spawn('electron', [path.join(__dirname, '..')].concat(process.argv.slice(2)), options)
 
-electron.stdout.pipe(process.stdout)
-electron.stderr.pipe(process.stderr)
-
 electron.on('error', (err) => {
   console.error(`could not start electron ${err}`)
 })