diff --git a/Dockerfile.runner b/Dockerfile.runner
index c257e8e83..2409cad35 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.runner
+++ b/Dockerfile.runner
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ ENV FTL_ENDPOINT="http://host.docker.internal:8892"
 ENV FTL_RUNNER_BIND="http://0.0.0.0:8893"
 ENV FTL_RUNNER_ADVERTISE="http://127.0.0.1:8893"
 
-CMD ["/root/ftl-runner", "--template-dir=template", "--deployment-dir=deployments"]
+CMD ["/root/ftl-runner", "--deployment-dir=deployments"]