diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index 6e215e45..17a34fd6 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -43,28 +43,16 @@ def get_home_folder():
 
 
 def start_django():
-    import django
-    django.setup()
-
-    from django.conf import settings
-    settings.DEBUG = False
-
-    logging.info("Preparing Kolibri for launch...")
-    from django.core.management import call_command
-    call_command("migrate", interactive=False, database="default")
-
-    call_command("collectstatic", interactive=False)
 
     # remove this after Kolibri no longer needs it
-    if sys.version[0] == '2':
+    if sys.version[0] == "2":
         reload(sys)
-        sys.setdefaultencoding('utf8')
+        sys.setdefaultencoding("utf8")
 
     logging.info("Starting server...")
-#     from kolibri.utils.server import run_server
-#     run_server(5000)
-    from kolibri.utils.server import start
-    start(port=5000)
+    from kolibri.utils.cli import main
+
+    main(["start", "--foreground", "--port=5000"])
 
 
 class Application(pew.ui.PEWApp):