diff --git a/lib/boson/runners/console_runner.rb b/lib/boson/runners/console_runner.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/boson/runners/console_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/boson/runners/console_runner.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ module Boson
           return
         end
         ARGV.replace ['-f']
+        $progname = $0
+        alias $0 $progname
         Kernel.load $0 = repl
       end
workaround frozen $0 to get --console working in ruby >= <I>