diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2a987843d4..852ab6f21a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "dev:backend": "TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --strictNullChecks false --onSuccess \"node dist/server-dev.js\"",
     "dev:frontend": "wait-on tcp:4242 && yarn --cwd ./frontend run dev",
     "dev": "concurrently \"yarn:dev:backend\" \"yarn:dev:frontend\"",
-    "prepare": "node scripts/husky-install && yarn --cwd ./frontend install",
+    "prepare": "node scripts/husky-install && yarn --cwd ./frontend install && yarn build && echo HELLO",
     "prestart:dev": "yarn run clean",
     "start:dev": "TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --strictNullChecks false --onSuccess \"node dist/server-dev.js\"",
     "copy-templates": "copyfiles -u 1 src/mailtemplates/**/*.mustache dist/",