diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 78d287a1677..55d4551fef2 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"version": "0.1.0",
-	"command": "gulp",
+	"command": "./node_modules/.bin/gulp",
 	"isShellCommand": true,
 	"tasks": [
 		{
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index cf0ec7d93ec..235c6d86398 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "node node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha",
     "preinstall": "node build/npm/preinstall.js",
-    "postinstall": "npm --prefix extensions/vscode-api-tests/ install extensions/vscode-api-tests/ && npm --prefix extensions/json/ install extensions/json/ && npm --prefix extensions/typescript/ install extensions/typescript/"
+    "postinstall": "npm --prefix extensions/vscode-api-tests/ install extensions/vscode-api-tests/ && npm --prefix extensions/json/ install extensions/json/ && npm --prefix extensions/typescript/ install extensions/typescript/",
+    "watch": "gulp watch"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "applicationinsights": "0.15.6",