diff --git a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
index ba8506a9b1be..7765848b619d 100644
--- a/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
+++ b/packages/angular-cli/blueprints/ng2/files/package.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "license": "MIT",
   "angular-cli": {},
   "scripts": {
+    "ng": "ng",
     "start": "ng serve",
     "lint": "tslint \"<%= sourceDir %>/**/*.ts\"",
     "test": "ng test",