diff --git a/js/apps/keycloak-server/package.json b/js/apps/keycloak-server/package.json
index 019b209b2e..ab3739fc8a 100644
--- a/js/apps/keycloak-server/package.json
+++ b/js/apps/keycloak-server/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   },
   "wireit": {
     "start": {
-      "command": "./scripts/start-server.js",
+      "command": "node ./scripts/start-server.js",
       "dependencies": [
         "../../libs/keycloak-admin-client:build"
       ]
diff --git a/js/apps/keycloak-server/scripts/start-server.js b/js/apps/keycloak-server/scripts/start-server.js
index 49752497e3..a09778142e 100755
--- a/js/apps/keycloak-server/scripts/start-server.js
+++ b/js/apps/keycloak-server/scripts/start-server.js
@@ -40,10 +40,11 @@ async function startServer() {
     [
       "start-dev",
       "--http-port=8180",
-      "--features=account3,admin-fine-grained-authz,transient-users",
+      `--features="account3,admin-fine-grained-authz,transient-users"`,
       ...keycloakArgs,
     ],
     {
+      shell: true,
       env: {
         KEYCLOAK_ADMIN: ADMIN_USERNAME,
         KEYCLOAK_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ADMIN_PASSWORD,