diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54037ea4647..f89ff3f70c5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
     "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": "husky",
     "prepare:backend": "concurrently \"yarn:copy-templates\" \"yarn:build:backend\"",
     "prestart:dev": "yarn run clean",
     "start:dev": "TZ=UTC NODE_ENV=development tsc-watch --strictNullChecks false --onSuccess \"node dist/server-dev.js\"",
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@
     "prebuild:watch": "yarn run clean",
     "build:watch": "tsc -w --strictNullChecks false",
     "prebuild": "yarn run clean",
+    "prepare": "husky && yarn --cwd ./frontend install && if [ ! -d ./dist ]; then yarn build; fi",
     "test": "NODE_ENV=test PORT=4243 node --trace-warnings node_modules/.bin/jest",
     "test:unit": "NODE_ENV=test PORT=4243 jest --testPathIgnorePatterns=src/test/e2e --testPathIgnorePatterns=dist",
     "test:docker": "./scripts/docker-postgres.sh",