diff --git a/runtime/local/local.go b/runtime/local/local.go
index 8ed52210..1807ddb6 100644
--- a/runtime/local/local.go
+++ b/runtime/local/local.go
@@ -286,8 +286,13 @@ func (r *localRuntime) Create(s *runtime.Service, opts ...runtime.CreateOption)
 		options.Namespace = defaultNamespace
 	}
 	if len(options.Command) == 0 {
+		ep, err := Entrypoint(s.Source)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
 		options.Command = []string{"go"}
-		options.Args = []string{"run", "."}
+		options.Args = []string{"run", ep}
 	}
 
 	// pass secrets as env vars
@@ -633,3 +638,42 @@ func (r *localRuntime) Stop() error {
 func (r *localRuntime) String() string {
 	return "local"
 }
+
+// Entrypoint determines the entrypoint for the service, since main.go doesn't always exist at
+// the top level
+func Entrypoint(dir string) (string, error) {
+	var entrypoints []string
+
+	filepath.Walk(dir, func(path string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// get the relative path to the directory
+		rel, err := filepath.Rel(dir, path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// only look for files in the top level or the cmd folder
+		if dir := filepath.Dir(rel); !filepath.HasPrefix(dir, "cmd") && dir != "." {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// only look for main.go files
+		if filepath.Base(rel) == "main.go" {
+			entrypoints = append(entrypoints, rel)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	switch len(entrypoints) {
+	case 0:
+		return "", errors.New("No entrypoint found")
+	case 1:
+		return entrypoints[0], nil
+	default:
+		return "", errors.New("More than one entrypoint found")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/runtime/local/local_test.go b/runtime/local/local_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2f97b9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/local/local_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestEntrypoint(t *testing.T) {
+	wd, _ := os.Getwd()
+
+	// test a service with idiomatic folder structure
+	result, err := Entrypoint(filepath.Join(wd, "test"))
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Didn'expected entrypoint to return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, "cmd/test/main.go", result, "Expected entrypoint to return cmd/test/main.go")
+
+	// test a service with a top level main.go
+	result, err = Entrypoint(filepath.Join(wd, "test/bar"))
+	assert.Nil(t, err, "Didn'expected entrypoint to return an error")
+	assert.Equal(t, "main.go", result, "Expected entrypoint to return main.go")
+
+	// test a service with multiple main.go files within the cmd folder
+	result, err = Entrypoint(filepath.Join(wd, "test/foo"))
+	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected entrypoint to return an error when multiple main.go files exist")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", result, "Expected entrypoint to not return a result")
+
+	// test a service with no main.go files
+	result, err = Entrypoint(filepath.Join(wd, "test/empty"))
+	assert.Error(t, err, "Expected entrypoint to return an error when no main.go files exist")
+	assert.Equal(t, "", result, "Expected entrypoint to not return a result")
+}
diff --git a/runtime/local/test/bar/main.go b/runtime/local/test/bar/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d5fa3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/local/test/bar/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Package main is used to test the local runtime, specifically the entrypoint function
+package main
+
+func main() {}
diff --git a/runtime/local/test/cmd/test/main.go b/runtime/local/test/cmd/test/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d5fa3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/local/test/cmd/test/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Package main is used to test the local runtime, specifically the entrypoint function
+package main
+
+func main() {}
diff --git a/runtime/local/test/empty/empty.go b/runtime/local/test/empty/empty.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..609cf0e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/local/test/empty/empty.go
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+package empty
diff --git a/runtime/local/test/foo/cmd/bar/main.go b/runtime/local/test/foo/cmd/bar/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d5fa3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/local/test/foo/cmd/bar/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Package main is used to test the local runtime, specifically the entrypoint function
+package main
+
+func main() {}
diff --git a/runtime/local/test/foo/cmd/baz/main.go b/runtime/local/test/foo/cmd/baz/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d5fa3a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/local/test/foo/cmd/baz/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+// Package main is used to test the local runtime, specifically the entrypoint function
+package main
+
+func main() {}