diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nats-server/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nats-server/default.nix
index aafbc2d1e5a4..d60af6c137d8 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nats-server/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nats-server/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "High-Performance server for NATS";
+    mainProgram = "nats-server";
     homepage = "https://nats.io/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/nats-io/nats-server/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;