1997 dodge caravan with remote starter

I just purshased a 1997 dodge caravan. yesterday. It came with a remote starter. my husband went to start it manually, and it wont start, unless we use the remote sarter. is that normal????
thanks

should start with key

plenty of the 2 in 1 auto start/security systems are like this..look for a small switch under dash(not factory) and turn off,,try using the key then. hope this helps.