diff --git a/cli/cmd/start_cmd.go b/cli/cmd/start_cmd.go
index 6a23a7060c..36c5912b29 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/start_cmd.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/start_cmd.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "start",
 	Short:   "Start Tracetest",
 	Long:    "Start using Tracetest",
-	PreRun:  setupCommand(),
+	PreRun:  setupCommand(SkipVersionMismatchCheck()),
 	Run: WithResultHandler((func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) (string, error) {
 		ctx := context.Background()