diff --git a/lib/executor.js b/lib/executor.js
index 4d4415f..3b7614c 100644
--- a/lib/executor.js
+++ b/lib/executor.js
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function patchAppLoopback(app) {
 }
 
 function assertLoopBackVersion(app) {
-  var RANGE = '1.x || 2.x';
+  var RANGE = '1.x || 2.x || ^3.0.0-alpha';
 
   var loopback = app.loopback;
   // remove any pre-release tag from the version string,