diff --git a/dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh b/dev-bin/create-tgz.sh
similarity index 54%
rename from dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh
rename to dev-bin/create-tgz.sh
index 55c222894..722ec30f2 100755
--- a/dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh
+++ b/dev-bin/create-tgz.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-if [[ -e npm_deleted_git_ignores ]]; then
+function delete_git_ignores() {
+  GIT_IGNORES=$(echo $(find . -name ".gitignore" | grep -v "node_modules"))
+  echo $GIT_IGNORES > npm_deleted_git_ignores
+  rm $GIT_IGNORES
+}
+
+function restore_git_ignores() {
   for f in $(cat npm_deleted_git_ignores); do
     (
       cd $(dirname $f)
@@ -25,13 +31,31 @@ if [[ -e npm_deleted_git_ignores ]]; then
     ) || exit $?
   done
   rm npm_deleted_git_ignores
-  echo Restored files.
-  exit 0
-fi
+}
 
 set -e
-GIT_IGNORES=$(echo $(find . -name ".gitignore" | grep -v "node_modules"))
-echo $GIT_IGNORES > npm_deleted_git_ignores
-rm $GIT_IGNORES
-echo Prepped for npm pack / npm publish. Deleted:
-for f in $GIT_IGNORES; do echo $f; done
+set -x
+cd $(dirname $0)/..
+if [[ -n "$(git status --porcelain)" ]]; then
+  echo "********** Changes exist. aborting. ************"
+  git status
+  exit 1
+fi
+delete_git_ignores
+npm pack
+TMP_DIR=tmp-$RANDOM
+mkdir $TMP_DIR
+cd $TMP_DIR
+tar xzf ../*.tgz
+# This is the main reason for this script.
+if [[ ! -e ../cordova/cordova-android/node_modules ]]; then
+  cp -r ../cordova/cordova-android/node_modules package/cordova/cordova-android
+  cp -r ../cordova/cordova-ios/bin/node_modules package/cordova/cordova-ios/bin
+fi
+tar czf foo.tgz package
+mv foo.tgz ../*.tgz
+cd ..
+rm -r $TMP_DIR
+restore_git_ignores
+echo DONE
+
diff --git a/dev-docs/release-instructions.md b/dev-docs/release-instructions.md
index b9bc655ec..041b2b49d 100644
--- a/dev-docs/release-instructions.md
+++ b/dev-docs/release-instructions.md
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@
     npm update -g npm
 
 ## How to See What is Packaged:
-    dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh
-    npm pack
-    dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh # It's a toggle... yeah, i know...
+    dev-bin/create-tgz.sh
     tar xzf *.tgz
     cd package
     find .
@@ -135,9 +133,8 @@ Next, add in notable RELEASENOTE.md entries from `cordova-plugman` and `cordova-
     git commit -am "Set version to $(grep '"version"' package.json | cut -d'"' -f4)"
 
     # Publish rc to npm
-    dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh
-    npm publish --tag=rc # If this fails, try again with node v0.12
-    dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh # It's a toggle... yeah, i know...
+    dev-bin/create-tgz.sh
+    npm publish *.tgz --tag=rc
 
     # Double check things are still good
     git status
@@ -184,9 +181,8 @@ The following is the full set of tests. Vary accordingly depending on the magnit
     git tag v$CCA_VERSION
 
     # Publish to npm
-    dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh
-    npm publish
-    dev-bin/prepfornpm.sh # It's a toggle... yeah, i know...
+    dev-bin/create-tgz.sh
+    npm publish *.tgz
 
     # Double check that the tags point to the right things:
     npm info cca