diff --git a/src/apps.js b/src/apps.js
index 02e3ce817..b98cb369c 100644
--- a/src/apps.js
+++ b/src/apps.js
@@ -588,7 +588,7 @@ function startAppTask(appId, args, callback) {
 
             tasks.startTask(taskId, { logFile }, NOOP_CALLBACK);
 
-            callback(null, taskId);
+            callback(null, { taskId });
         });
     });
 }