diff --git a/lib/utils/create_app.js b/lib/utils/create_app.js
index e891a00..14547af 100644
--- a/lib/utils/create_app.js
+++ b/lib/utils/create_app.js
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ module.exports = function create_app(src, dest, routes, options) {
 		}]`;
 
 		const main = template
+			.replace(/__app__/g, path.resolve(__dirname, '../../runtime/app.js'))
 			.replace(/__routes__/g, code)
 			.replace(/__dev__/g, String(dev));