diff --git a/src/Tipsy/App.php b/src/Tipsy/App.php
index 4b94a09..0427c8c 100644
--- a/src/Tipsy/App.php
+++ b/src/Tipsy/App.php
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ public function __construct() {
 		$this->_id = sha1(rand(1,900000));
 	}
 
+	public function run($url = null) {
+		return $this->start($url);
+	}
+
 	public function start($url = null) {
 		$this->_url = $this->request()->path($url);
 		$this->_route = $this->router()->match($this->_url);