diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 37737a89e..ca4cb8acc 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Vagrant.configure(2) do |config|
     apt-mark unhold freedombox
     # Install ncurses-term
     DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y ncurses-term
+    echo 'alias run-develop="sudo -u plinth /vagrant/run --develop"' >> /home/vagrant/.bashrc
   SHELL
   config.vm.provision "tests", run: "never", type: "shell", path: "functional_tests/install.sh"
   config.vm.post_up_message = "FreedomBox virtual machine is ready