diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/legacy_launch_invokeai.py b/invokeai/frontend/legacy_launch_invokeai.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..349fa5b945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/legacy_launch_invokeai.py
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import argparse
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    parser.add_argument('--web', action='store_true')
+    opts,_ = parser.parse_known_args()
+
+    if opts.web:
+        sys.argv.pop(sys.argv.index('--web'))
+        from invokeai.app.api_app import invoke_api
+        invoke_api()
+    else:
+        from invokeai.app.cli_app import invoke_cli
+        invoke_cli()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7d1f833087..645aa17960 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -112,7 +112,11 @@ dependencies = [
 "textual_inversion.py" = "invokeai.frontend.training:invokeai_textual_inversion"
 
 # shortcut commands to start cli and web
-"invokeai" = "invokeai.app.cli_app:invoke_cli"
+# "invokeai --web" will launch the web interface
+# "invokeai" will launch the CLI
+"invokeai" = "invokeai.frontend.legacy_launch_invokeai:main"
+
+# new shortcut to launch web interface
 "invokeai-web" = "invokeai.app.api_app:invoke_api"
 
 # full commands