diff --git a/src/bin/oseda.rs b/src/bin/oseda.rs
index 7bd1729..4abccd8 100644
--- a/src/bin/oseda.rs
+++ b/src/bin/oseda.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn main() {
         Commands::Init(options) => {
             init::init(options).map(|_| println!("Successfully initialized oseda project"))
         }
-        Commands::Run => run::run()
+        Commands::Run(options) => run::run(options)
             .map(|_| println!("Successfully ran oseda project"))
             .map_err(|e| e.into()),
         Commands::Check(options) => check::check(options)
diff --git a/src/cmd/check.rs b/src/cmd/check.rs
index e61e604..a886f14 100644
--- a/src/cmd/check.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/check.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn verify_project(port_num: u16) -> OsedaProjectStatus {
 
     // use shutdown hook and kill once polled as alive
     let run_handle = std::thread::spawn(move || {
-        let _ = run::run_with_shutdown(shutdown_flag_clone);
+        let _ = run::run_with_shutdown(port_num, shutdown_flag_clone);
     });
 
     let addr = format!("http://localhost:{}", port_num);
diff --git a/src/cmd/export.rs b/src/cmd/export.rs
index 1f351d7..c43f0bf 100644
--- a/src/cmd/export.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/export.rs
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pub fn export(opts: ExportOptions) -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
     let shutdown_flag = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
     let run_flag = shutdown_flag.clone();
 
-    let run_handle = std::thread::spawn(move || run::run_with_shutdown(run_flag));
+    let run_handle = std::thread::spawn(move || run::run_with_shutdown(opts.port, run_flag));
 
     // wait a moment for the localhost server to spin up
     std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10000));
diff --git a/src/cmd/run.rs b/src/cmd/run.rs
index cc50171..c79043e 100644
--- a/src/cmd/run.rs
+++ b/src/cmd/run.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+use clap::Args;
 use std::{
     process::Command,
     sync::{
@@ -32,6 +33,14 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for OsedaRunError {
     }
 }
 
+/// Options struct for the run subcommand
+#[derive(Args, Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct RunOptions {
+    /// Port the project runs on
+    #[arg(long, default_value_t = 3000)]
+    pub port: u16,
+}
+
 /// Runs an Oseda project in the working directory
 ///
 /// This will:
@@ -42,17 +51,17 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for OsedaRunError {
 /// # Returns
 /// * `Ok(())` if both the build and serve steps succeed
 /// * `Err(OsedaRunError)` if any step fails (missing vite isn't installed, or `serve` fails to start)
-pub fn run() -> Result<(), OsedaRunError> {
+pub fn run(opts: RunOptions) -> Result<(), OsedaRunError> {
     if !is_cwd_oseda_project() {
         return Err(OsedaRunError::NotOsedaProjectError(
             "oseda-config.json not found".to_string(),
         ));
     }
 
-    run_with_shutdown(Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)))
+    run_with_shutdown(opts.port, Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)))
 }
 
-pub fn run_with_shutdown(shutdown_flag: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Result<(), OsedaRunError> {
+pub fn run_with_shutdown(port: u16, shutdown_flag: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Result<(), OsedaRunError> {
     // command run failure and command status are considered different, handled accordingly
 
     match Command::new("npx").arg("vite").arg("build").status() {
@@ -76,6 +85,8 @@ pub fn run_with_shutdown(shutdown_flag: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> Result<(), OsedaRunE
 
     let mut child = Command::new("npx")
         .arg("serve")
+        .arg("-l")
+        .arg(format!("{}", port))
         .arg("dist")
         .spawn()
         .map_err(|e| {
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index b81db09..510ff4f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub enum Commands {
     /// Initialize a new Oseda project in the working directory
     Init(cmd::init::InitOptions),
     /// Run the Oseda project in the working directory
-    Run,
+    Run(cmd::run::RunOptions),
     /// Check the Oseda project in the working directory for common errors
     Check(cmd::check::CheckOptions),
     /// Deploy your Oseda project to github to add to oseda.net