diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4e1eca98a1..aadceeb2fd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@
     "mocha": "^2.3.3",
     "mongodb": "^2.0.46",
     "mongoskin": "~0.6.1",
-    "nodemon": "^1.8.0",
     "protractor": "~2.0.0",
     "rewire": "^2.3.3",
     "shelljs": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/tasks/gulp-tests.js b/tasks/gulp-tests.js
index da86b1c113..cbba7002db 100644
--- a/tasks/gulp-tests.js
+++ b/tasks/gulp-tests.js
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ gulp.task('test:prepare:mongo', (cb) => {
 
 gulp.task('test:prepare:server', ['test:prepare:mongo'], () => {
   if (!server) {
-    server = exec(`NODE_DB_URI="${TEST_DB_URI}" PORT="${TEST_SERVER_PORT}" ./node_modules/.bin/nodemon ./website/src/server.js`);
+    server = exec(`NODE_DB_URI="${TEST_DB_URI}" PORT="${TEST_SERVER_PORT}" node ./website/src/server.js`, (error, stdout, stderr) => {
+      if (error) { throw `Problem with the server: ${error}`; }
+      if (stderr) { console.error(stderr); }
+    });
   }
 });