diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ad370f14..fb0d40bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 .PHONY: all clone-quickstart install-quickstart start-quickstart install-openmct-yamcs sanity-test build-example test-getopensource test-e2e clean
 
-all: clone-quickstart install-quickstart install-openmct-yamcs sanity-test build-example test-getopensource test-e2e
+all: clone-quickstart install-quickstart install-openmct-yamcs sanity-test build-example test-e2e
+
+start: clone-quickstart install-quickstart install-openmct-yamcs sanity-test build-example start-openmct
 
 clone-quickstart:
 	@echo "Running target: clone-quickstart"
@@ -38,13 +40,17 @@ build-example:
 	@current_branch=$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 	@echo "Current branch of openmct-yamcs: $$current_branch checking if it exists in openmct repository"
 	@if git ls-remote --exit-code --heads https://github.com/nasa/openmct.git refs/heads/$$current_branch; then \
-		echo "Branch $$current_branch exists in openmct repository. Running build:example:current"; \
-		npm run build:example:current || { echo "Failed to run build:example:current"; exit 1; }; \
+		echo "Branch $$current_branch exists in openmct repository. Running build:example:currentbranch"; \
+		npm run build:example:currentbranch || { echo "Failed to run build:example:currentbranch"; exit 1; }; \
 	else \
 		echo "Branch $$current_branch does not exist in openmct repository. Running build:example:master"; \
 		npm run build:example:master || { echo "Failed to run build:example:master"; exit 1; }; \
 	fi
 
+start-openmct:
+	@echo "Running target: start-openmct"
+	npm start
+
 test-e2e:
 	@echo "Running target: test-e2e"
 	npm run test:getopensource
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3095a00d..a8b1b3fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     "build:dist": "webpack --config ./.webpack/webpack.prod.mjs",
     "build:example": "npm install openmct@unstable --no-save",
     "build:example:master": "npm install nasa/openmct#master --no-save",
-    "build:example:current": "npm install nasa/openmct#$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) --no-save --verbose",
+    "build:example:currentbranch": "npm install nasa/openmct#$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD) --no-save --verbose",
     "postbuild:example": "node check-optional-dependencies.mjs",
     "start": "npx webpack serve --config ./.webpack/webpack.dev.mjs",
     "start:coverage": "npx webpack serve --config ./.webpack/webpack.coverage.mjs",