diff --git a/bin/resin-dev b/bin/resin-dev
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..8291fd8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/resin-dev
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+// ****************************************************************************
+// THIS IS FOR DEV PERROSES ONLY AND WILL NOT BE PART OF THE PUBLISHED PACKAGE
+// Before opening a PR you should build and test your changes using bin/resin
+// ****************************************************************************
+
+// We boost the threadpool size as ext2fs can deadlock with some
+// operations otherwise, if the pool runs out.
+process.env.UV_THREADPOOL_SIZE = '64';
+
+process.env['TS_NODE_PROJECT'] = require('path').dirname(__dirname);
+require('coffeescript/register');
+require('ts-node/register');
+require('../lib/app');
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 910c20bb..6fc2681c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "files": [
-    "bin/",
+    "bin/resin",
     "build/",
     "doc/",
     "lib/"