diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index e5590bf069..99493db008 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -91,9 +91,12 @@ dockerAndBackTest.description = `Restarts database and runs the backend tests`;
 
 function backTest(done) {
     const nodemon = require('gulp-nodemon');
+    let gulpBin = isWindows
+        ? 'node_modules/.bin/gulp.cmd'
+        : 'node_modules/.bin/gulp';
 
     nodemon({
-        script: 'node_modules/.bin/gulp',
+        exec: gulpBin,
         args: ['dockerAndBackTest'],
         watch: ['loopback', 'modules/*/back/**', 'back'],
         done: done