diff --git a/src/commands/start.ts b/src/commands/start.ts
index 00d933a5..7aa9b20d 100644
--- a/src/commands/start.ts
+++ b/src/commands/start.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-import { Argv } from 'yargs';
 import inquirer from 'inquirer';
+import { Argv } from 'yargs';
 import checkNodejsVersion from '../checks/nodejs-version';
 import checkProjectStructure from '../checks/project-structure';
 import { getConfigFromCli, StartCliFlags } from '../config/start';
 import { printRouteInfo } from '../printers/start';
 import { createServer } from '../runtime/server';
 import { startInspector } from '../runtime/utils/inspector';
-import { getDebugFunction, setLogLevelByName } from '../utils/logger';
+import { getDebugFunction, logger, setLogLevelByName } from '../utils/logger';
 import { ExternalCliOptions, sharedCliOptions } from './shared';
 import { CliInfo } from './types';
 import { getFullCommand } from './utils';
-import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
 
 const debug = getDebugFunction('twilio-run:start');
 
@@ -46,7 +45,15 @@ export async function handler(
   const config = await getConfigFromCli(argv, cliInfo, externalCliOptions);
 
   const command = getFullCommand(argv);
-  await checkProjectStructure(config.baseDir, command);
+  const directories = {
+    assetsDirectories: config.assetsFolderName
+      ? [config.assetsFolderName]
+      : undefined,
+    functionsDirectories: config.functionsFolderName
+      ? [config.functionsFolderName]
+      : undefined,
+  };
+  await checkProjectStructure(config.baseDir, command, false, directories);
 
   debug('Determined configuration: %p', config);
   process.title = config.appName;
@@ -163,6 +170,14 @@ export const cliInfo: CliInfo = {
       describe:
         'Enables legacy mode, it will prefix your asset paths with /assets',
     },
+    'assets-folder': {
+      type: 'string',
+      describe: 'Specific folder name to be used for static assets',
+    },
+    'functions-folder': {
+      type: 'string',
+      describe: 'Specific folder name to be used for static functions',
+    },
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/config/start.ts b/src/config/start.ts
index d0e6cb83..2b764c94 100644
--- a/src/config/start.ts
+++ b/src/config/start.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ export type StartCliConfig = {
   logs: boolean;
   legacyMode: boolean;
   appName: string;
+  assetsFolderName?: string;
+  functionsFolderName?: string;
 };
 
 export type StartCliFlags = Arguments<
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ export type StartCliFlags = Arguments<
     inspect?: string;
     inspectBrk?: string;
     legacyMode: boolean;
+    assetsFolder?: string;
+    functionsFolder?: string;
   }
 >;
 
@@ -168,6 +172,8 @@ export async function getConfigFromCli(
   config.logs = cli.logs;
   config.legacyMode = cli.legacyMode;
   config.appName = 'twilio-run';
+  config.assetsFolderName = cli.assetsFolder;
+  config.functionsFolderName = cli.functionsFolder;
 
   return config;
 }
diff --git a/src/printers/start.ts b/src/printers/start.ts
index 6998d586..0767880e 100644
--- a/src/printers/start.ts
+++ b/src/printers/start.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { ServerlessResourceConfig } from '@twilio-labs/serverless-api';
+import { SearchConfig } from '@twilio-labs/serverless-api/dist/utils';
 import boxen from 'boxen';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import logSymbols from 'log-symbols';
@@ -146,7 +147,19 @@ function printPrettyRouteInfo(
 }
 
 export async function printRouteInfo(config: StartCliConfig): Promise<void> {
-  const { functions, assets } = await getFunctionsAndAssets(config.baseDir);
+  const searchConfig: SearchConfig = {
+    functionsFolderNames: config.functionsFolderName
+      ? [config.functionsFolderName]
+      : undefined,
+    assetsFolderNames: config.assetsFolderName
+      ? [config.assetsFolderName]
+      : undefined,
+  };
+
+  const { functions, assets } = await getFunctionsAndAssets(
+    config.baseDir,
+    searchConfig
+  );
 
   let output;
   if (shouldPrettyPrint) {
diff --git a/src/runtime/internal/runtime-paths.ts b/src/runtime/internal/runtime-paths.ts
index 6b7671b5..f86a89c0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/internal/runtime-paths.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/internal/runtime-paths.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import {
   fsHelpers,
   ServerlessResourceConfigWithFilePath,
 } from '@twilio-labs/serverless-api';
+import { SearchConfig } from '@twilio-labs/serverless-api/dist/utils';
 
 export type RouteInfo = {
   functions: ServerlessResourceConfigWithFilePath[];
@@ -9,10 +10,12 @@ export type RouteInfo = {
 };
 
 export async function getFunctionsAndAssets(
-  baseDir: string
+  baseDir: string,
+  config?: SearchConfig
 ): Promise<RouteInfo> {
   let { functions, assets } = await fsHelpers.getListOfFunctionsAndAssets(
-    baseDir
+    baseDir,
+    config
   );
   return { functions, assets };
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/server.ts b/src/runtime/server.ts
index f075d1ac..469495ee 100644
--- a/src/runtime/server.ts
+++ b/src/runtime/server.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import { SearchConfig } from '@twilio-labs/serverless-api/dist/utils';
 import { ServerlessFunctionSignature } from '@twilio-labs/serverless-runtime-types/types';
 import bodyParser from 'body-parser';
+import chokidar from 'chokidar';
 import express, {
   Express,
   NextFunction,
@@ -7,12 +9,11 @@ import express, {
   Response as ExpressResponse,
 } from 'express';
 import userAgentMiddleware from 'express-useragent';
-import nocache from 'nocache';
-import { printRouteInfo } from '../printers/start';
-import chokidar from 'chokidar';
 import debounce from 'lodash.debounce';
+import nocache from 'nocache';
 import path from 'path';
 import { StartCliConfig } from '../config/start';
+import { printRouteInfo } from '../printers/start';
 import { wrapErrorInHtml } from '../utils/error-html';
 import { getDebugFunction } from '../utils/logger';
 import { createLogger } from './internal/request-logger';
@@ -85,7 +86,18 @@ export async function createServer(
     });
   }
 
-  let routes = await getFunctionsAndAssets(config.baseDir);
+  const searchConfig: SearchConfig = {};
+
+  if (config.functionsFolderName) {
+    searchConfig.functionsFolderNames = [config.functionsFolderName];
+    console.log(searchConfig);
+  }
+
+  if (config.assetsFolderName) {
+    searchConfig.assetsFolderNames = [config.assetsFolderName];
+  }
+
+  let routes = await getFunctionsAndAssets(config.baseDir, searchConfig);
   let routeMap = setRoutes(routes);
 
   if (config.live) {
@@ -95,12 +107,12 @@ export async function createServer(
         path.join(config.baseDir, '/(assets|static)/**/*'),
       ],
       {
-        ignoreInitial: true
+        ignoreInitial: true,
       }
     );
 
     const reloadRoutes = async () => {
-      routes = await getFunctionsAndAssets(config.baseDir);
+      routes = await getFunctionsAndAssets(config.baseDir, searchConfig);
       routeMap = setRoutes(routes);
 
       await printRouteInfo(config);