diff --git a/cmd/cmd_controller.js b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
index 1d838a66..25386886 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd_controller.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd_controller.js
@@ -56,17 +56,24 @@ class EmbarkController {
     self.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.run, constants.contexts.build];
     let Dashboard = require('./dashboard/dashboard.js');
 
-    let webServerConfig = {
-      enabled: options.runWebserver
-    };
+    const webServerConfig = {};
 
-    if (options.serverHost) {
+    if (options.runWebserver != null) {
+      webServerConfig.enabled = options.runWebserver;
+    }
+
+    if (options.serverHost != null) {
       webServerConfig.host = options.serverHost;
     }
-    if (options.serverPort) {
+
+    if (options.serverPort != null) {
       webServerConfig.port = options.serverPort;
     }
 
+    if (options.openBrowser != null) {
+      webServerConfig.openBrowser = options.openBrowser;
+    }
+
     const Engine = require('../lib/core/engine.js');
     const engine = new Engine({
       env: options.env,