diff --git a/src/clj/grub/core.clj b/src/clj/grub/core.clj
index 941440c..6e0d6ad 100644
--- a/src/clj/grub/core.clj
+++ b/src/clj/grub/core.clj
@@ -54,4 +54,5 @@
    (some #(= % "integration") args) (run-integration-test)
    (some #(= % "production") args) (do (reset! js-file "/js/grub.js")
                                        (start-server default-port))
-   :else (start-server default-port)))
+   :else (do (db/connect-and-handle-events "grub-dev")
+             (start-server default-port))))