diff --git a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json
index b8d08108..a2181c30 100644
--- a/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json
+++ b/v2/cmd/wails/internal/commands/initialise/templates/templates/svelte/wails.tmpl.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "assetdir": "frontend/dist",
   "frontend:install": "npm install",
   "frontend:build": "npm run build",
+  "frontend:dev": "npm run build",
   "author": {
     "name": "{{.AuthorName}}",
     "email": "{{.AuthorEmail}}"