diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3348c78f460..ba3d648fe2e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
     "prepare": "husky install",
     "preinstall": "node scripts/check-package-manager.js",
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production node --max-old-space-size=3500 build/server.js",
-    "fallbackStart": "yarn start",
     "stop": "./scripts/killApp.sh",
     "storybook": "storybook dev -p 9001 -c .storybook",
     "test": "yarn build && yarn test:local",
diff --git a/src/integration/utils/runTests/index.js b/src/integration/utils/runTests/index.js
index 6351d866e38..f83d90fcb59 100644
--- a/src/integration/utils/runTests/index.js
+++ b/src/integration/utils/runTests/index.js
@@ -47,20 +47,19 @@ const startApp = () => {
   const pathname = argv.nextJS ? '' : '/status';
 
   const statusCommand = `sleep 20 && curl http://localhost:${portNumber}${pathname}`;
-
   const initialCommand = `yarn ${isDev ? 'dev' : 'start'}`;
-  const fallbackCommand = `yarn ${isDev ? 'dev' : 'fallbackStart'}`;
+  let errorMsg = '';
 
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     exec(initialCommand, error => {
       if (error) {
-        exec(fallbackCommand);
+        errorMsg = error;
       }
     });
 
     exec(statusCommand, error => {
       if (error) {
-        reject(new Error('Both the initial and fallback start up failed'));
+        reject(new Error(errorMsg));
       }
       resolve();
     });
diff --git a/ws-nextjs-app/package.json b/ws-nextjs-app/package.json
index a70950544c8..0fcafcf6ade 100644
--- a/ws-nextjs-app/package.json
+++ b/ws-nextjs-app/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "dev": "yarn setupDevEnv && next dev -p 7081 --webpack",
     "dev-https": "yarn setupDevEnv && next dev -p 7081 --experimental-https --webpack",
     "start": "NODE_ENV=production HOSTNAME=127.0.0.1 PORT=7081 node build/standalone/ws-nextjs-app/server.js",
-    "fallbackStart": "next start -p 7081",
     "stop": "lsof -t -i:7081 | xargs kill",
     "test": "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-experimental-strip-types jest --ci --colors --selectProjects='Unit Tests'",
     "test:integration": "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-experimental-strip-types jest --ci --colors --selectProjects='Integration Tests - Canonical' --selectProjects='Integration Tests - AMP' --selectProjects='Integration Tests - Lite'",