diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index fafeaf5..2e57410 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { spawn, ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams } from "child_process"
 import { Api } from "coder/site/src/api/api"
 import { ProvisionerJobLog, Workspace } from "coder/site/src/api/typesGenerated"
 import fs from "fs/promises"
@@ -122,16 +123,12 @@ export async function makeCoderSdk(baseUrl: string, token: string | undefined, s
 /**
  * Start or update a workspace and return the updated workspace.
  */
-export async function startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(restClient: Api, workspace: Workspace): Promise<Workspace> {
-  // If the workspace requires the latest active template version, we should attempt
-  // to update that here.
-  // TODO: If param set changes, what do we do??
-  const versionID = workspace.template_require_active_version
-    ? // Use the latest template version
-      workspace.template_active_version_id
-    : // Default to not updating the workspace if not required.
-      workspace.latest_build.template_version_id
-
+export async function startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(
+  restClient: Api,
+  binPath: string,
+  workspace: Workspace,
+  writeEmitter: vscode.EventEmitter<string>,
+): Promise<Workspace> {
   // Before we start a workspace, we make an initial request to check it's not already started
   const updatedWorkspace = await restClient.getWorkspace(workspace.id)
 
@@ -139,12 +136,43 @@ export async function startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(restClient: Api, workspace
     return updatedWorkspace
   }
 
-  const latestBuild = await restClient.startWorkspace(updatedWorkspace.id, versionID)
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    const startProcess: ChildProcessWithoutNullStreams = spawn(binPath, [
+      "start",
+      "--yes",
+      workspace.owner_name + "/" + workspace.name,
+    ])
+
+    startProcess.stdout.on("data", (data: Buffer) => {
+      data
+        .toString()
+        .split(/\r*\n/)
+        .forEach((line: string) => {
+          if (line !== "") {
+            writeEmitter.fire(line.toString() + "\r\n")
+          }
+        })
+    })
+
+    startProcess.stderr.on("data", (data: Buffer) => {
+      data
+        .toString()
+        .split(/\r*\n/)
+        .forEach((line: string) => {
+          if (line !== "") {
+            writeEmitter.fire(line.toString() + "\r\n")
+          }
+        })
+    })
 
-  return {
-    ...updatedWorkspace,
-    latest_build: latestBuild,
-  }
+    startProcess.on("close", (code: number) => {
+      if (code === 0) {
+        resolve(restClient.getWorkspace(workspace.id))
+      } else {
+        reject(new Error(`"coder start" process exited with code ${code}`))
+      }
+    })
+  })
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/remote.ts b/src/remote.ts
index cd0c391..1977dd8 100644
--- a/src/remote.ts
+++ b/src/remote.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ export class Remote {
   /**
    * Try to get the workspace running.  Return undefined if the user canceled.
    */
-  private async maybeWaitForRunning(restClient: Api, workspace: Workspace): Promise<Workspace | undefined> {
+  private async maybeWaitForRunning(
+    restClient: Api,
+    workspace: Workspace,
+    binPath: string,
+  ): Promise<Workspace | undefined> {
     // Maybe already running?
     if (workspace.latest_build.status === "running") {
       return workspace
@@ -63,6 +67,28 @@ export class Remote {
     let terminal: undefined | vscode.Terminal
     let attempts = 0
 
+    function initWriteEmitterAndTerminal(): vscode.EventEmitter<string> {
+      if (!writeEmitter) {
+        writeEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter<string>()
+      }
+      if (!terminal) {
+        terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
+          name: "Build Log",
+          location: vscode.TerminalLocation.Panel,
+          // Spin makes this gear icon spin!
+          iconPath: new vscode.ThemeIcon("gear~spin"),
+          pty: {
+            onDidWrite: writeEmitter.event,
+            close: () => undefined,
+            open: () => undefined,
+            // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+          } as Partial<vscode.Pseudoterminal> as any,
+        })
+        terminal.show(true)
+      }
+      return writeEmitter
+    }
+
     try {
       // Show a notification while we wait.
       return await this.vscodeProposed.window.withProgress(
@@ -78,24 +104,7 @@ export class Remote {
               case "pending":
               case "starting":
               case "stopping":
-                if (!writeEmitter) {
-                  writeEmitter = new vscode.EventEmitter<string>()
-                }
-                if (!terminal) {
-                  terminal = vscode.window.createTerminal({
-                    name: "Build Log",
-                    location: vscode.TerminalLocation.Panel,
-                    // Spin makes this gear icon spin!
-                    iconPath: new vscode.ThemeIcon("gear~spin"),
-                    pty: {
-                      onDidWrite: writeEmitter.event,
-                      close: () => undefined,
-                      open: () => undefined,
-                      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-                    } as Partial<vscode.Pseudoterminal> as any,
-                  })
-                  terminal.show(true)
-                }
+                writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal()
                 this.storage.writeToCoderOutputChannel(`Waiting for ${workspaceName}...`)
                 workspace = await waitForBuild(restClient, writeEmitter, workspace)
                 break
@@ -103,8 +112,9 @@ export class Remote {
                 if (!(await this.confirmStart(workspaceName))) {
                   return undefined
                 }
+                writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal()
                 this.storage.writeToCoderOutputChannel(`Starting ${workspaceName}...`)
-                workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(restClient, workspace)
+                workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(restClient, binPath, workspace, writeEmitter)
                 break
               case "failed":
                 // On a first attempt, we will try starting a failed workspace
@@ -113,8 +123,9 @@ export class Remote {
                   if (!(await this.confirmStart(workspaceName))) {
                     return undefined
                   }
+                  writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal()
                   this.storage.writeToCoderOutputChannel(`Starting ${workspaceName}...`)
-                  workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(restClient, workspace)
+                  workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(restClient, binPath, workspace, writeEmitter)
                   break
                 }
               // Otherwise fall through and error.
@@ -292,7 +303,7 @@ export class Remote {
     disposables.push(this.registerLabelFormatter(remoteAuthority, workspace.owner_name, workspace.name))
 
     // If the workspace is not in a running state, try to get it running.
-    const updatedWorkspace = await this.maybeWaitForRunning(workspaceRestClient, workspace)
+    const updatedWorkspace = await this.maybeWaitForRunning(workspaceRestClient, workspace, binaryPath)
     if (!updatedWorkspace) {
       // User declined to start the workspace.
       await this.closeRemote()