diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a8b170..2cf8fd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ Rollup. Once the bundle has been generated, Karma is started using the config
 file specified by `karmaConfig`, which should load the test bundle.
 
 This command supports filtering which tests are run
-by using the `--grep <file pattern>` CLI argument. If the `--watch` CLI flag is
+by using the `--grep <file pattern>` CLI argument. If the `--live` CLI flag is
 set, the test runner watches for changes and rebuild and re-runs the tests if
 the input files change.
 
diff --git a/lib/tests.js b/lib/tests.js
index 2679a8b..7c45af9 100644
--- a/lib/tests.js
+++ b/lib/tests.js
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@ export async function runTests({
       '--grep <pattern>',
       'Run only tests where filename matches a regex pattern'
     )
-    .option('--watch', 'Continuously run tests (default: false)', false)
+    .option('--live', 'Continuously run tests (default: false)', false)
     .parse(process.argv);
 
-  const { grep, watch } = program.opts();
-  const singleRun = !watch;
+  const { grep, live } = program.opts();
+  const singleRun = !live;
 
   // Generate an entry file for the test bundle. This imports all the test
   // modules, filtered by the pattern specified by the `--grep` CLI option.