diff --git a/src/detectors/nuxt.js b/src/detectors/nuxt.js
index 12df644728e..f6588cf7962 100644
--- a/src/detectors/nuxt.js
+++ b/src/detectors/nuxt.js
@@ -9,23 +9,23 @@ module.exports = function() {
   /** everything below now assumes that we are within vue */
 
   const possibleArgsArrs = scanScripts({
-    preferredScriptsArr: ['start', 'dev', 'run'],
-    preferredCommand: 'nuxt start'
+    preferredScriptsArr: ['dev', 'start'],
+    preferredCommand: 'nuxt'
   })
 
   if (possibleArgsArrs.length === 0) {
     // ofer to run it when the user doesnt have any scripts setup! 🤯
-    possibleArgsArrs.push(['nuxt', 'start'])
+    possibleArgsArrs.push(['nuxt'])
   }
 
   return {
-    type: 'yarn',
+    type: 'nuxt',
     command: getYarnOrNPMCommand(),
     port: 8888,
     proxyPort: 3000,
     env: { ...process.env },
     possibleArgsArrs,
     urlRegexp: new RegExp(`(http://)([^:]+:)${3000}(/)?`, 'g'),
-    dist: '.nuxt'
+    dist: 'dist'
   }
 }