diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 52e1290b..91743b01 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func Execute() {
 				}
 			}
 
-			err := kanaSite.New(cmd, commandsRequiringSite, startFlags, flagVerbose, consoleOutput, Version)
+			err := kanaSite.New(cmd, commandsRequiringSite, &startFlags, flagVerbose, consoleOutput, Version)
 			if err != nil {
 				consoleOutput.Error(err)
 			}
diff --git a/internal/site/site.go b/internal/site/site.go
index 4feeefe4..a9bc2847 100644
--- a/internal/site/site.go
+++ b/internal/site/site.go
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (s *Site) IsSiteRunning() bool {
 func (s *Site) New(
 	cmd *cobra.Command,
 	commandsRequiringSite []string,
-	startFlags settings.StartFlags,
+	startFlags *settings.StartFlags,
 	flagVerbose bool,
 	consoleOutput *console.Console,
 	version string) error {