diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2d63190e..b1b00b7f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,8 +9,9 @@
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "test": "vitest run --coverage",
     "test:integration": "vitest run -c vitest.config.integration.ts",
-    "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",
-    "seed": "ts-node-dev scripts/seed.ts"
+    "lint": "eslint . --ext ts,tsx --report-unused-disable-directives --max-warnings 0",    
+    "seed": "ts-node-dev scripts/seed.ts",
+    "start:server": "ts-node server.ts"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@google/genai": "^1.30.0",
diff --git a/src/tests/setup/integration-global-setup.ts b/src/tests/setup/integration-global-setup.ts
index 7e1538af..5ac1b265 100644
--- a/src/tests/setup/integration-global-setup.ts
+++ b/src/tests/setup/integration-global-setup.ts
@@ -14,8 +14,18 @@ export async function setup() {
 
   // Start the backend server as a background process.
   console.log('Starting backend server for integration tests...');
-  // We use ts-node-dev to run the TypeScript server directly.
-  const serverProcess = exec('npx ts-node-dev --transpile-only --quiet --notify=false server.ts');
+  // Use the dedicated npm script to start the server. This is cleaner and more reliable for CI.
+  // We also capture stdout and stderr to help debug server startup issues.
+  const serverProcess = exec('npm run start:server');
+
+  serverProcess.stdout?.on('data', (data) => {
+    console.log(`[SERVER STDOUT]: ${data}`);
+  });
+
+  serverProcess.stderr?.on('data', (data) => {
+    // Log server errors to the console for visibility in CI.
+    console.error(`[SERVER STDERR]: ${data}`);
+  });
 
   // Wait for the server to be ready by polling the health check endpoint.
   const maxRetries = 10;