diff --git a/src/test/get-expected-files.js b/src/test/get-expected-files.js
index 4944e40f2..0af879f5f 100644
--- a/src/test/get-expected-files.js
+++ b/src/test/get-expected-files.js
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ export function app(options) {
       'client/components/socket/socket.service.' + script,
       'client/components/socket/socket.mock.' + script,
       'server/api/thing/thing.socket.js',
-      'server/config/websockets.js'
+      'server/config/create_primus.js',
+      'server/config/websockets.js',
     ]);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/main.test.js b/src/test/main.test.js
index 700d98b42..fe0fa6c23 100644
--- a/src/test/main.test.js
+++ b/src/test/main.test.js
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ describe('angular-fullstack:app', function() {
     });
 
     if(!process.env.SKIP_E2E) {
-      it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
+      it('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
         this.retries(2);
-        return runCmd('gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
+        return runCmd('npm run test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
       });
 
       it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully for production app', function() {
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ describe('angular-fullstack:app', function() {
     });
 
     if(!process.env.SKIP_E2E) {
-      it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
+      it('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
         this.retries(2);
-        return runCmd('gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
+        return runCmd('npm run create_primus && gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
       });
 
       it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully for production app', function() {
@@ -317,9 +317,9 @@ describe('angular-fullstack:app', function() {
     });
 
     if(!process.env.SKIP_E2E) {
-      it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
+      it('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
         this.retries(2);
-        return runCmd('gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
+        return runCmd('npm run create_primus && gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
       });
 
       it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully for production app', function() {
@@ -390,9 +390,9 @@ describe('angular-fullstack:app', function() {
     });
 
     if(!process.env.SKIP_E2E) {
-      it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
+      it('should run e2e tests successfully', function() {
         this.retries(2);
-        return runCmd('gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
+        return runCmd('npm run create_primus && gulp test:e2e').should.be.fulfilled();
       });
 
       it.skip('should run e2e tests successfully for production app', function() {
diff --git a/templates/app/_package.json b/templates/app/_package.json
index 377a3fbca..2ed140e7c 100644
--- a/templates/app/_package.json
+++ b/templates/app/_package.json
@@ -231,7 +231,8 @@
     "start:mongo": "docker run --rm -d -p 27017:27017 --name mongo mongo",<% } %>
     "start": "node server",
     "start:client": "webpack-dev-server --config webpack.dev.js",
-    "start:server": "node server"
+    "start:server": "node server",
+    "create_primus": "node ./server/config/create_primus.js"
   },
   "private": true
 }
diff --git a/templates/app/server/config/create_primus(ws).js b/templates/app/server/config/create_primus(ws).js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a595e99d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/app/server/config/create_primus(ws).js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development';
+
+require('babel-register');
+const http = require('http');
+const express = require('express');
+const initWebSocketServer = require('./websockets').default;
+
+initWebSocketServer(http.createServer(express())).then(() => {
+    process.exit(0);
+}).catch(err => {
+    console.error(err);
+    process.exit(1);
+});