diff --git a/contrib/mac/app/startup.applescript b/contrib/mac/app/startup.applescript
index 9964049f34ed6..45ccbbb977d25 100644
--- a/contrib/mac/app/startup.applescript
+++ b/contrib/mac/app/startup.applescript
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 set RootPath to (path to me)
 set JuliaPath to POSIX path of ((RootPath as text) & "Contents:Resources:julia:bin:julia")
 set JuliaFile to POSIX file JuliaPath
-tell application id "com.apple.finder" to open JuliaFile
+do shell script "open -a Terminal '" & JuliaFile & "'"