diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 91623f9c..c20f758a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
     "build:shell": "yarn --cwd ./packages/shell build",
     "start": "yarn build:context-menu && yarn build:extensions && yarn --cwd ./packages/shell start",
     "start:debug": "cross-env SHELL_DEBUG=true DEBUG='electron-chrome-extensions*' yarn start",
-    "start:electron-dev": "cross-env ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH=$(e show out --path) ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 DEBUG='electron-chrome-extensions*' yarn start",
+    "start:electron-dev": "cross-env ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH=$(e show out --path) ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 yarn start",
+    "start:electron-dev:trace": "cross-env ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH=$(e show out --path) ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1 yarn --cwd ./packages/shell start:trace",
     "start:skip-build": "cross-env SHELL_DEBUG=true DEBUG='electron-chrome-extensions*' yarn --cwd ./packages/shell start",
     "test": "yarn test:extensions",
     "test:extensions": "yarn --cwd ./packages/electron-chrome-extensions test",
diff --git a/packages/shell/package.json b/packages/shell/package.json
index bac141c4..c06613c1 100644
--- a/packages/shell/package.json
+++ b/packages/shell/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "build": "npm run package",
     "start": "electron-forge start",
+    "start:trace": "electron-forge start -- --trace-startup=\"*\" --trace-startup-file=\"$HOME/Desktop/trace.json\"",
     "package": "electron-forge package",
     "make": "electron-forge make"
   },