diff --git a/packages/boilerplate-generator/boilerplate_web.cordova.html b/packages/boilerplate-generator/boilerplate_web.cordova.html
index da6e53ff2c..d4cd0be029 100644
--- a/packages/boilerplate-generator/boilerplate_web.cordova.html
+++ b/packages/boilerplate-generator/boilerplate_web.cordova.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
     }
   </script>
 
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="cordova.js"></script>
+  <script type="text/javascript" src="/cordova.js"></script>
 {{#each js}}  <script type="text/javascript" src="{{../bundledJsCssPrefix}}{{url}}"></script>
 {{/each}}
 {{#each additionalStaticJs}}
diff --git a/packages/meteor-platform/package.js b/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
index 18f69fcb60..c498c87b1d 100644
--- a/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
+++ b/packages/meteor-platform/package.js
@@ -68,5 +68,5 @@ Package.on_use(function(api) {
 
 Cordova.depends({
   'org.apache.cordova.device': '0.2.11',
-  'com.meteor.cordova-update': 'https://github.com/meteor/com.meteor.cordova-update/tarball/c3c3192ca318105c7aca6627a42e9a4b0ffb1f36'
+  'com.meteor.cordova-update': 'https://github.com/meteor/com.meteor.cordova-update/tarball/92fe99b7248075318f6446b288995d4381d24cd2'
 });
diff --git a/tools/commands-cordova.js b/tools/commands-cordova.js
index 278d0237dc..b01308bfa6 100644
--- a/tools/commands-cordova.js
+++ b/tools/commands-cordova.js
@@ -2226,7 +2226,7 @@ main.registerCommand({
   if (args.length) {
     var arg = args[0];
     if (arg == "adb") {
-      Android.runAdb(args.slice(1), { pipeOutput: true, detached: true, stdio: ['inherit', 'inherit', 'inherit']});
+      Android.runAdb(args.slice(1), { pipeOutput: true, detached: true, stdio: 'inherit' });
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/commands.js b/tools/commands.js
index 38bf5d4c0d..e509379aca 100644
--- a/tools/commands.js
+++ b/tools/commands.js
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ function doRunCommand (options) {
   }
 
   // If we are targeting the remote devices, warn about ports and same network
-  if (_.intersection(options.args, ['ios-device', 'android-device']).length) {
+  if (utils.runOnDevice(options)) {
     cordova.verboseLog('A run on a device requested');
     var warning = [
 "WARNING: You are testing your app on a remote device.",
diff --git a/tools/processes.js b/tools/processes.js
index e208733f4b..ff9955f83c 100644
--- a/tools/processes.js
+++ b/tools/processes.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ _.extend(RunCommand.prototype, {
     });
 
     self.process.on('error', function (err) {
+      Console.debug("Error while running command", err);
       self.exitError = err;
       self.exitFuture.isResolved() || self.exitFuture['throw'](err);
     });
diff --git a/tools/tests/utils-tests.js b/tools/tests/utils-tests.js
index fa58768467..c8f7808056 100644
--- a/tools/tests/utils-tests.js
+++ b/tools/tests/utils-tests.js
@@ -127,14 +127,34 @@ selftest.define("parse url", function () {
 });
 
 selftest.define('get mobile server argument for meteor run', function () {
-  // meteor run -p 3000 => mobile server should be <detected ip>:3000
+  // on emulator
+
+  // meteor run -p 3000
+  // => mobile server should be localhost:3000
   selftest.expectEqual(utils.mobileServerForRun({
     port: "3000"
-  }), { host: utils.ipAddress(), port: "3000", protocol: "http://" });
+  }), { host: "localhost", port: "3000", protocol: "http://" });
 
-  // meteor run -p example.com:3000 => mobile server should be <detected ip>:3000
+  // meteor run -p example.com:3000
+  // => mobile server should be localhost:3000
   selftest.expectEqual(utils.mobileServerForRun({
     port: "example.com:3000"
+  }), { host: "localhost", port: "3000", protocol: "http://" });
+
+  // on device
+
+  // meteor run -p 3000 on device
+  // => mobile server should be <detected ip>:3000
+  selftest.expectEqual(utils.mobileServerForRun({
+    port: "3000",
+    args: ["ios-device"]
+  }), { host: utils.ipAddress(), port: "3000", protocol: "http://" });
+
+  // meteor run -p example.com:3000 on device
+  // => mobile server should be <detected ip>:3000
+  selftest.expectEqual(utils.mobileServerForRun({
+    port: "example.com:3000",
+    args: ["android-device"]
   }), { host: utils.ipAddress(), port: "3000", protocol: "http://" });
 
   // meteor run -p example.com:3000 --mobile-server 4000 => error, mobile
diff --git a/tools/utils.js b/tools/utils.js
index 74384ac194..e10dae3d13 100644
--- a/tools/utils.js
+++ b/tools/utils.js
@@ -638,6 +638,12 @@ _.extend(exports.Patience.prototype, {
   }
 });
 
+// Are we running on device?
+exports.runOnDevice = function (options) {
+  return !! _.intersection(options.args,
+    ['ios-device', 'android-device']).length;
+};
+
 // Given the options for a 'meteor run' command, returns a parsed URL ({
 // host: *, protocol: *, port: * }. The rules for --mobile-server are:
 //   * If you don't specify anything for --mobile-server, then it
@@ -645,6 +651,12 @@ _.extend(exports.Patience.prototype, {
 //   * If you specify something for --mobile-server, we use that,
 //     defaulting to http:// as the protocol and 80 or 443 as the port.
 exports.mobileServerForRun = function (options) {
+  // we want to do different IP generation depending on whether we
+  // are running for a device or simulator
+  options = _.extend({}, options, {
+    runOnDevice: exports.runOnDevice(options)
+  });
+
   var parsedUrl = parseUrl(options.port);
   if (! parsedUrl.port) {
     throw new Error("--port must include a port.");
@@ -652,9 +664,26 @@ exports.mobileServerForRun = function (options) {
 
   // XXX COMPAT WITH 0.9.2.2 -- the 'mobile-port' option is deprecated
   var mobileServer = options["mobile-server"] || options["mobile-port"];
-  var parsedMobileServer;
 
-  if (! mobileServer) {
+
+  // if we specified a mobile server, use that
+
+  if (mobileServer) {
+    var parsedMobileServer = parseUrl(mobileServer, {
+      protocol: "http://"
+    });
+
+    if (! parsedMobileServer.host) {
+      throw new Error("--mobile-server must specify a hostname.");
+    }
+
+    return parsedMobileServer;
+  }
+
+
+  // if we are running on a device, use the auto-detected IP
+  
+  if (options.runOnDevice) {
     var myIp = ipAddress();
     if (! myIp) {
       throw new Error(
@@ -663,20 +692,19 @@ exports.mobileServerForRun = function (options) {
 "to with --mobile-server.");
     }
 
-    parsedMobileServer = {
+    return {
       host: myIp,
       port: parsedUrl.port,
       protocol: "http://"
     };
-  } else {
-    parsedMobileServer = parseUrl(mobileServer, {
-      protocol: "http://"
-    });
-
-    if (! parsedMobileServer.host) {
-      throw new Error("--mobile-server must specify a hostname.");
-    }
   }
 
-  return parsedMobileServer;
+
+  // we are running a simulator, use localhost:3000
+  
+  return {
+    host: "localhost",
+    port: parsedUrl.port,
+    protocol: "http://"
+  };
 };