diff --git a/pxl8.sh b/pxl8.sh
index ef62ee3..8bc63c0 100755
--- a/pxl8.sh
+++ b/pxl8.sh
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ case "$COMMAND" in
         trap stop_server EXIT
 
         if [[ -z "$CART" ]]; then
-            "$BINDIR/pxl8" $EXTRA_ARGS
+            "$BINDIR/pxl8" demo $EXTRA_ARGS
         else
             "$BINDIR/pxl8" "$CART" $EXTRA_ARGS
         fi