diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index fb1de34..af4b8b6 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ npm test
 Alternatively, you can run tests in watch mode:
 
 ```
-npm test -- -w
+npm test watch
 ```
 
 ## Generating Documentation
diff --git a/scripts/test b/scripts/test
index 37953da..83ce893 100755
--- a/scripts/test
+++ b/scripts/test
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [ "$TARGET" = "node" ]; then
   exit $?
 fi
 
-if [ "$1" = "--watch" ] || [ "$1" = "-w" ]; then
+if [ "$1" = "watch" ]; then
   ./node_modules/.bin/chokidar './src/**/*.js' './spec/**/*.js' -c './scripts/test'
 else
   set -o pipefail