diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ee7271c..be61520 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -71,13 +71,13 @@ This is the strategy being used:
 Start your node application in debug mode using
 
 ```Batch
->node --debug=5858 a.js
+>node --inspect=5858 a.js
 ```
 
 or
 
 ```Batch
->node --debug-brk=5858 a.js
+>node --inspect-brk=5858 a.js
 ```
 
 Make sure that your node-debugger settings for debugHost and debugPort are
diff --git a/lib/debugger.coffee b/lib/debugger.coffee
index 6310f55..c678520 100644
--- a/lib/debugger.coffee
+++ b/lib/debugger.coffee
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class ProcessManager extends EventEmitter
 
         args = []
         args = args.concat (nodeArgs.split(' ')) if nodeArgs
-        args.push "--debug-brk=#{port}"
+        args.push "--inspect-brk=#{port}"
         args.push dbgFile
         args = args.concat (appArgs.split(' ')) if appArgs
 
diff --git a/spec/src/debugger-spec.coffee b/spec/src/debugger-spec.coffee
index 1ab3348..33c6ca7 100644
--- a/spec/src/debugger-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/src/debugger-spec.coffee
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ describe 'ProcessManager', ->
       waitsForPromise () ->
         manager.start().then () ->
           expect(childprocess.spawn).toHaveBeenCalled()
-          # expect(childprocess.spawn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/path/to/node', ['--debug-brk=5860', '/path/to/file.js', '--name', { detached : true }])
+          # expect(childprocess.spawn).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/path/to/node', ['--inspect-brk=5860', '/path/to/file.js', '--name', { detached : true }])
           # cannot get the toHaveBeenCalledWith to match the arguments so this method is used instead to verify the call
           expect(childprocess.spawn.mostRecentCall.args[0]).toEqual('/path/to/node')
-          expect(childprocess.spawn.mostRecentCall.args[1][0]).toEqual('--debug-brk=5860')
+          expect(childprocess.spawn.mostRecentCall.args[1][0]).toEqual('--inspect-brk=5860')
           expect(childprocess.spawn.mostRecentCall.args[1][1]).toEqual('/path/to/file.js')
           expect(childprocess.spawn.mostRecentCall.args[1][2]).toEqual('--name')